Washington Post downplays Prince Harry’s allegations against Post CEO

A top Washington Post editor instructed editors Tuesday night not to promote a story about a controversy involving the paper’s new CEO Will Lewis.

On Tuesday, a court in the United Kingdom ruled that Prince Harry could introduce new amendments in a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. over phone hacking — including one alleging that Lewis, then an News Corp executive, was involved in a plan to delete emails regarding the phone hacking after the scheme was revealed.

The Washington Post published a detailed story about the ruling on Tuesday, noting Lewis’ role and his denials of wrongdoing.