The staff reduction is a significant psychic blow at the Post, known in history books for its #Watergate revelations & most recently for aggressive coverage of #Trump’s cutbacks to the federal workforce, & for #journalism in general.
Staff members in the #newsroom were told they would be getting emails with one of two subject lines, announcing that the person’s role has or hasn’t been eliminated.
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@Nonilex To think I used to search & drive for this paper no matter where I lived bc it was my favorite, covering the scenes I needed to know about in a distinguished way. And now it is dreck in any format, not worth a penny.
I wonder how much longer the newspaper will even be in operation, although I suspect for many this round of layoffs signifies, it is already dead
The staff reduction is a significant psychic blow at the Post, known in history books for its #Watergate revelations & most recently for aggressive coverage of #Trump’s cutbacks to the federal workforce, & for #journalism in general.
Staff members in the #newsroom were told they would be getting emails with one of two subject lines, announcing that the person’s role has or hasn’t been eliminated.
#WashingtonPost #journalists #news #InvestigativeJournalism #FourthEstate #Bezos #billionaires
A Post representative confirmed that one-third of the staff would be cut, without saying how many total employees the #newspaper has.
The newspaper’s #books department will be closed, & its Washington-area #news department & #editing staff will be restructured, Murray told staff members. Its Post Reports podcast will be suspended.
#WashingtonPost #journalists #news #InvestigativeJournalism #FourthEstate #Bezos #billionaires #media
The Post’s troubles stand in contrast to its longtime competitor The New York Times, which has been thriving in recent years, in large part due to investments in ancillary products like its Games site & Wirecutter product recommendations. The Times has doubled its staff over the past decade.
In recent weeks, many #WashingtonPost staff members have been appealing directly to the newspaper’s owner, #billionaire #Amazon founder Jeff #Bezos.
The #newspaper has been bleeding subscribers in part due to decisions made by #Bezos — pulling an #endorsement of #KamalaHarris, a Democrat, during the 2024 presidential election against #Trump, a Republican, & directing a more #conservative turn on #liberal opinion pages.
#WashingtonPost #journalists #news #InvestigativeJournalism #FourthEstate #billionaires #media
