Clash Over Phone Hacking Article Preceded Exit of Washington Post Editor. In mid-May, the newsroom editor, Sally Buzbee, clashed over whether to publish an article about a British hacking scandal with some ties to the chief executive, Will Lewis. Buzbee informed Lewis that the newsroom planned to cover a judge's scheduled ruling in a long-running British legal case brought by Prince Harry and others against some of Rupert Murdoch's tabloids. Lewis stated that the case involving him did not merit coverage. When Buzbee said The Post would publish an article anyway, he said her decision represented a lapse in judgment and abruptly ended the conversation.

The judge ruled several days later, that Mr. Lewis could be added to the case. The Post published an article about the decision. More about the recent shake-up @ the Post & Sally Buzbee, the first woman to lead the newsroom: Washington Post editor and CEO clashed on reorganization before her exit Sally Buzbee steps down as Executive Editor of The Washington Post. Matt Murray and Robert Winnett take editorial leadership roles in new newsroom structure.

Morgan Spurlock, 'Super Size Me' documentary director, dies at 53. Morgan Spurlock, a documentary filmmaker whose Oscar-nominated "Super Size Me" chronicled a month of watching his body swell and health decline while eating only McDonald's meals, launching a highflying career that later imploded after he acknowledged past incidents of sexual assault and harassment, died May 23 at a hospital in New York City. He was 53.

"Super Size Me," which was released in 2004 and brought Mr. Spurlock his initial burst of acclaim, was an indictment of America's fast-food culture and a first-person journey into the country's health problems, including rising obesity levels. Mr. Spurlock and his then-girlfriend, a pro-vegan foodie, become the yin and yang of his high-calorie odyssey. Mr. Spurlock's belly begins to spread, and his face grows puffy. The bad news from his doctor piles up: cholesterol is spiking, liver dysfunction crops up. Mr. Spurlock talks of his bouts of depression and how his libido seems to have evaporated. He went on to a long career in documentary film and television, including a show called 30 days in which he asked "ordinary Americans" to step out of their comfort zone for 30 days. He later came out during the #MeToo movement about his history of sexual misconduct and stepped down from his production company, stating that he was "part of the problem". More on the documentary that started it all and the change that followed.