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'It's an absolute bloodbath': Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers
The Washington Post laid off hundreds of employees on Wednesday, which its former executive editor said “ranks among the darkest days” in the newspaper’s history. Approximately one-third of employees were affected.
Staffers at the Post have been on edge for weeks about the rumored cuts, which the publication would not confirm or deny. “It’s an absolute bloodbath,” said one employee, not authorized to speak publicly.
During a morning meeting announcing the changes, editor in chief Matt Murray told employees that the Post was undergoing a “strategic reset” to better position the publication for the future, according to several employees who were on the call.
Murray acknowledged that the Post has struggled to reach “customers” and talked about the need to compete in a crowded media marketplace. “Today, the Washington Post is taking a number of actions across the company to secure our future,” he said, according to an audio recording of the meeting.
Staffers at the Post have been on edge for weeks about the rumored cuts, which the publication would not confirm or deny. “It’s an absolute bloodbath,” said one employee, not authorized to speak publicly.
During a morning meeting announcing the changes, editor in chief Matt Murray told employees that the Post was undergoing a “strategic reset” to better position the publication for the future, according to several employees who were on the call.
Murray acknowledged that the Post has struggled to reach “customers” and talked about the need to compete in a crowded media marketplace. “Today, the Washington Post is taking a number of actions across the company to secure our future,” he said, according to an audio recording of the meeting.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/washington-post-undergoing-significant-layoffs-140939197.html
"strategic reset" my ass. To the editor in chief Matt Murray, the problem is your boss bezo, who suppressed any WP editorials/articles critical of the sociopath in the WH. Censorship of a newspaper whose prime directive is to report news, is never a good thing. The writing was on the wall when bezo took charge of what could be contained in the editorals, and blocking of presidential endorsements because they were NOT of trump. That is when its subscribers started dropping their subscriptions. The writing was on the wall.
If bezo was laid off, and the paper went back to honest reporting, maybe they might survive.
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