"Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of The Washington Post, and Will Lewis, the publisher he appointed at the end of 2023, are embarking on the latest step of their plan to kill everything that makes the paper special. The Post has survived for nearly 150 years, evolving from a hometown family newspaper into an indispensable national institution, and a pillar of the democratic system. But if Bezos and Lewis continue down their present path, it may not survive much longer."
""We're witnessing a murder.""
"The incredible incompetence and pusillanimity of William Lewis and (executive editor) Matt Murray is on display for itself at the @washingtonpost this morning. It's a self own. This is their last job. Others will work again. They won't."
"This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
Approximately one-third of The Washington Post's newsroom—about 300 journalists—were laid off, affecting nearly all departments. The sports and books desks were largely eliminated and the foreign desk was significantly reduced. Staff and observers reacted with heartbreak, confusion, demoralization and anger. Prominent journalists characterized the cuts as catastrophic for the paper's future and for journalism broadly. Critics blamed owner Jeff Bezos and publisher Will Lewis for pursuing policies seen as undermining the newsroom's strengths. Industry voices warned the cuts could jeopardize the paper's role as a national institution and a pillar of democratic journalism.
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