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Washington Post Layoffs Disproportionately Affected Union Members of Color, Preliminary Guild Data Shows

Summary by Nieman Lab
When The Washington Post laid off more than a third of its employees on February 4, the paper’s foundation was shaken. The cuts were wide-ranging, shuttering the sports desk right before the Winter Olympics and letting go of foreign correspondents covering active wars. Data released Friday by The Washington Post Guild shows that layoffs fell heavily on union members of color: This shows the true scope of these layoffs — and it’s deeper than num…

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The massive layoffs in The Washington Post almost completely wiped out the sports section, leaving DMV fans without the coverage that for decades told the story of their teams, from the Nationals to the Commanders. More than a third of the Post journalists were affected, and the first victim was precisely the area that gave life to the local sport. For DMV residents, this is not just news, it is a void in the narrative of their own city. A secti…

Lean Right

Amazon owner Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world and owner of the Washington Post, shocks the newspaper with a mass dismissal. 300 journalists have to go. Also the German correspondent Aaron Wiener. In an interview he says what that has to do with Trump.

Lean Left

The Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos finally caved to Trump during his second term, according to former editor-in-chief Martin Baron. The newspaper is laying off 300 of its 800 journalists. "The Post is paying the price."

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