The Washington Post today announced the new roles of Charles Lane and Stephen Stromberg as deputy opinion editors, assuming joint leadership of the editorial board and succeeding Karen Tumulty as the first co-leaders of the board. Tumulty has returned to writing columns on her specialty, politics and America, in advance of the 2024 campaign.
This joint leadership offers a combined three decades of experience on the board. Lane joined The Post in 2000 as a columnist, but served as a Supreme Court reporter until 2007, returning to the Opinions section after. He was a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in editorial writing. Stromberg joined The Post in 2006 and is a member of the Post team that won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
“I am thrilled to announce this expanded leadership building on the momentum Karen and others have created,” said David Shipley, editorial page editor. “The team’s combined vision and ambition is proof of how editorials can continue to thrive in the 21st century.”
The Opinions section has also announced new leadership within its audience team, promoting Mili Mitra as director of audience; she will continue to contribute to the editorial board. In addition, Lillian Barkley will return to The Post as an Opinions audience strategy editor, working closely with Mitra and the rest of the Opinions Audience team to reach new audiences.
In the past months, the Opinions team has added new writers, editors and members of the editorial board, including Shadi Hamid and Alexi McCammond. Follow their work at washingtonpost.com/opinions.
