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Washington Post reporters implore Bezos to #SaveThePost ahead of expected layoffs
Washington Post journalists urge Jeff Bezos to stop layoffs that may cut up to half the newsroom, threatening sports and foreign desks essential for national and international coverage.
- On Jan 26, The Washington Post sports staff responded on social media after The New York Times reported an internal memo said no contingent would attend the Winter Olympics, but The Washington Post later said it would send four journalists to Milan.
- Jeff Bezos, owner of The Washington Post, purchased the paper in 2013 and hired William Lewis as publisher, while recent years saw about 240 job cuts in 2023 amid shrinking ad revenue and subscriptions.
- Puck's Dylan Byers reported the sports desk could be shuttered entirely, with editors telling foreign correspondents that half the newsroom and as many as 300 employees face cuts.
- Multiple editors and writers at The Washington Post resigned amid turmoil, with an FBI search of a reporter's home and National Public Radio reporting 200,000 subscriber cancellations.
- Management set a mission aiming for `Riveting Storytelling for All of America` and 200 million paying users while paid readership fell to three million; the Metro section was eliminated June 2025 and buyouts in 2025 signaled ongoing retrenchment.
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WaPo propagandists try to shame Bezos into not cutting their jobs · American Wire News
Washington Post propagandists are begging billionaire owner Jeff Bezos to save their jobs amid reports of deep cuts at the once prestigious newspaper that has squandered its hard-earned credibility. Over the weekend, Dylan Byers of Puck News reported that “massive layoffs” were coming to WaPo, with inside rumors saying that “the sports desk could be shuttered entirely… foreign desk will be hit hard too.” “Expectation is that *hundreds* will be a…
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Total News Sources15
Leaning Left5Leaning Right6Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Right
Bias Distribution
- 40% of the sources lean Right
40% Right
L 33%
C 27%
R 40%
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