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fromBusiness Insider
3 days ago
Media industry

'Shock to the system': Top WaPo editor explains to staffers why the paper is making sweeping cuts

The Washington Post cut hundreds of newsroom jobs, narrowed focus to politics, national security, science, and business, reduced international operations, and closed its daily podcast.
fromwww.npr.org
4 days ago
US news

Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post'

The Washington Post is cutting newsroom staff and closing its sports desk, Books section, Post Reports podcast, and dramatically shrinking international and Metro desks.
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fromAxios
3 days ago

What it costs to read Chicago news in 2026

The latest: The Washington Post is laying off hundreds of journalists in an effort to "restructure" the newsroom and cut costs. In 2024, the company began prioritizing subscriptions over digital advertising, raising the yearly fee to access content. The big picture: While major media companies and news organizations tinker with delivery methods, tiered subscriptions and bundles that include non-news packages, including crossword puzzles and games, local news is still operating standard paywalls, relying on subscription-based revenue instead of digital advertising.
Chicago
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 days ago

Mediaite One Sheet: The Bari Weiss Test, Trump's Collins Blow-Up and More!

Media and politics have merged into the central story, sparking leadership tests, layoffs, ideological clashes, and scrutiny of corporate news priorities.
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fromDefector
3 days ago

The Washington Post Lays Off A Third Of Its Workforce, Is Dead | Defector

Jeff Bezos is radically restructuring the Washington Post, cutting hundreds of staff, gutting sections, narrowing Opinion, and prioritizing his own viewpoints over editorial independence.
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