Veteran AP journalist Sally Buzbee is appointed editor of the Washington Post - the first woman to hold the job in the paper's 144-year history
The Washington Post named Sally Buzbee, a veteran journalist with the Associated Press, as executive editor on Tuesday
It's the first time in the paper's 144-year history a woman has been named to head the role
Buzbee will oversee the Washington Posts' expansion plans, with owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos opening new bureau in Sydney and Bogota
Her appointment was welcomed by Washington Post staff and former colleagues on Twitter, where she was described as an 'incomparable' leader