"Reporting on a corrupt president made the Washington Post a global sensation with Watergate and a byword for fearless reporting. But last week the news organisation axed about 400 jobs, with some reporters discovering they were being laid off while still in war zones. Media organisations face tough times with falls in advertising revenues and search traffic, and making cuts is not necessarily surprising."
"But with Jeff Bezos having bought the company, buying the rights to The Apprentice and making a lavishly produced documentary with Melania Trump, critics are asking whether politics, not profits, are really behind the move. Marty Baron was executive editor at the paper during the period Bezos bought it, and when the organisation won 11 Pulitzers. He says the tech billionaire was engaged and supportive during Donald Trump's first term as president."
Reporting on a corrupt president made the Washington Post a global sensation with Watergate and a byword for fearless reporting. The paper cut about 400 jobs; some reporters were laid off while still in war zones. Media organisations face falls in advertising revenues and search traffic, making cuts commercially understandable. Jeff Bezos bought the company, acquired rights to The Apprentice, and produced a documentary with Melania Trump, prompting critics to ask whether politics, not profits, drove the decision. Former executive editor Marty Baron said Bezos was engaged during Trump's first term, but cancelling a 2024 endorsement signalled a change and reinforced perceptions of political motivation.
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