Katharine Weymouth, The One Remaining Family Member At The Washington Post, Speaks Out

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Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon Inc. and new owner of The Washington Post, left, leaves from the newspaper's offices with Katharine Weymouth, publisher of the Washington Post, after a meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. Bezos agreed last month to buy the Washington Post for $250 million in a bet that he can apply his success in e-commerce to the struggling newspaper industry. Photographer: T.J. Kirkpatrick/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon Inc. and new owner of The Washington Post, left, leaves from the newspaper's offices with Katharine Weymouth, publisher of the Washington Post, after a meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. Bezos agreed last month to buy the Washington Post for $250 million in a bet that he can apply his success in e-commerce to the struggling newspaper industry. Photographer: T.J. Kirkpatrick/Bloomberg via Getty Images

With the sale of The Washington Post last fall to Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, the Graham family ended its 80-year control of the newspaper. But one family member remains in place. At Bezos’ request, Katharine Weymouth, 47, a member of the fourth generation in the family to be associated with the Post, is still at the helm as publisher.

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