"The Washington Post is being gutted by management, as the paper cuts about 300 jobs including many on the sports desk in what many are calling a dark day for journalism. The Post's leadership broke the news of sweeping layoffs after a call with staffers on Wednesday. That morning, an email from executive editor Matt Murray and HR honcho Wayne Connell instructed employees to work from home and attend an 8:30 a.m. webinar via Zoom to announce some significant actions across the company."
"Detail from inside the gutting of the Washington Post: 300 journalists or so will be fired this AM at 8:30 AM (right now). They'll be cut off from newsroom computer access at 9 AM. Word got out about this yesterday afternoon. Dozens of reporters & journalists worked late (((Charles Fishman))) (@cfishman) February 4, 2026 In addition, the books section and the Post Reports podcast will be no more, according to Semafor's Max Tani."
Management at The Washington Post cut roughly 300 jobs, including numerous positions on the sports desk, and closed or reshaped several newsroom units. Employees received an email from executive editor Matt Murray and HR head Wayne Connell instructing them to work from home and join an 8:30 a.m. Zoom webinar where leadership announced the actions. The sports department will be closed in its current form; the books section and the Post Reports podcast are being eliminated. The metro section is being restructured and the international footprint is being reduced. Staffers had reportedly tried to persuade owner Jeff Bezos to stop layoffs and many journalistic careers were affected.
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