Overview
- Executive editor Matt Murray informed employees on a morning call, saying the Post Reports podcast is suspended and several foreign bureaus will close.
- About a third of employees across the company were laid off, including more than 300 newsroom roles from an approximately 800-person staff, according to multiple outlets.
- Politics and government will remain the largest desk as coverage refocuses on national affairs, national security, science, health, technology, climate and business.
- Cuts eliminated specific beats and reporters, including Amazon reporter Caroline O’Donovan and Middle East correspondents such as Cairo bureau chief Claire Parker.
- The Washington Post Guild and Washington-Baltimore News Guild condemned the reductions, planned a rally, and cited reported losses of roughly $77 million in 2023 and $100 million in 2024 while calling on Jeff Bezos to invest or sell.