The Washington Post’s CEO and publisher Will Lewis is seemingly making good on his promise of turning the newspaper into an AI slop fest. Following a series of scandals and losing 250,000 subscribers in the wake of billionaire owner Jeff Bezos currying favor with president-elect Donald Trump, the newspaper has a new mission statement: “Riveting Storytelling for All of America,” which sparked widespread mockery across the web. “I’d like to know how much some PR or ad firm got paid to come up with so pathetic a ‘mission statement,'” tweeted Defending Democracy Together director Bill Kristol. According to a slide deck obtained by the New York Times, the Post is hoping to “provide a forum for viewpoints, expert perspectives and conversation,” in an effort to expand its readership. The slide also described the newspaper’s new vision as an “AI-fueled platform for news” that delivers “ideas and insights for all Americans where, how and when they want it.” The latest change sets a worrying tone for the paper, hinting at a transformation into a toothless content-churning machine as execs drool over AI hype — a disastrous turn we’ve already seen numerous times in the journalism industry. Meanwhile, the newspaper is still reeling from internal turmoil following a series of high-profile departures. More than 400 employees sent a letter to Bezos on Tuesday, requesting to discuss the “integrity of this institution” that “prompted some of our most distinguished colleagues to leave.” Bezos, on the other hand, has defended his disastrous leadership by arguing that…Embattled Washington Post Secretly Planning Transformation to "AI-Fueled Platform for News”