Buyouts Are Nothing New at the Post, but These Are “Gutting” - Washingtonian

Buyouts Are Nothing New at the Post, but These Are “Gutting” - Washingtonian

Photograph by Evy Mages At a going away party for dozens of Washington Post journalists last Wednesday evening, the veteran political correspondent Dan Balz gave a toast in the newspaper’s offices. Post staffers had become so used to fielding questions about tumult at the paper that it sometimes felt like people were overlooking the great scoops they were still getting. “Stop reading about the Washington Post,” Balz said he wanted to remind the …

Why I’m Leaving The Washington Post

If “Why I’m Leaving New York” was the cliché essay topic of the 2010s, “Why I Left The Washington Post” is making a strong bid as the 2025 equivalent. There are so many entries, from Ruth Marcus to Robert Kagan to Ann Telnaes to Joe Davidson to Jennifer Rubin to Jonathan Capeheart to Perry Bacon to Dave Jorgenson and many, many more. (The more niche “Why I’m Joining The Washington Post” sub-genre has received mixed reviews.) Working at The Post …

From the CJR, a more nuanced view of where The Washington Post may be heading

Photo (cc) 2016 by Dan Kennedy Where is The Washington Post heading? Certainly from outside the paper’s walls, the situation looks grim, as staff members are streaming toward the exits in droves, especially but not exclusively from the opinion side. But as disgusted as I am by Jeff Bezos’ shift from model owner to boss from hell over the past couple of years, I’ve held out hope that all may not be lost — as long as he doesn’t mess with the news …