Kathy Baird, The Washington Post’s chief communications officer, resigns
Kathy Baird, The Washington Post’s chief communications officer, is resigning effective March 31, reports PRWeek.
Baird announced her departure in an internal memo seen by PRWeek. The company did not comment on her replacement.
“I grew up in the DC area and The Post has always been my hometown newspaper,” Baird said. “It has been an honor to shout your accomplishments to the world using the megaphone I was provided — the most intrepid, visionary, hardworking communications team in the industry.”
Baird joined The Post in 2022 from Nike, where she served as senior director of global communications. Before that, she was group MD of Ogilvy’s D.C. office.
According to PRWeek, Baird joins a list of Washington Post departures in recent months, “including a number of reporters who have left the paper for its competitors. Long-time columnist Ruth Marcus resigned last Monday after she said the newspaper’s management decided not to run her commentary critical of owner Jeff Bezos’ new editorial policy.
“Political reporters Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer also departed for The Atlantic and, in January, White House reporter Tyler Pager joined The New York Times, while investigative politics reporter Josh Dawsey joined The Wall Street Journal.”
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