"Under Marty Baron, the Washington Post won 11 Pulitzer prizes and expanded its newsroom to house more than 1,000 journalists. The storied newspaper's future is now in question, according to its former executive editor. The aspirations of this news organization are diminished, Baron told the Guardian in an interview. I think that'll translate into fewer subscribers. And I hope it's not a death spiral, but I worry that it might be."
"Nearly one-third of the entire company which stood at 2,500 employees in late 2023, before a round of buyouts was axed. The cuts decimated large swaths of the newspaper, shuttering its sports department and shredding its teams covering local news, style and the world, not to mention its audio and video departments, which had already been battered by previous cuts."
"All told, the Post is now a significantly smaller news organization, and one that many journalists who care deeply about the institution worry will be significantly less ambitious, just as the media industry confronts both financial headwinds and animosity from Donald Trump and his officials. Trump regularly threatens news networks and encourages his regulatory arms to crack down on outlets he dislikes."
Under Marty Baron, the Washington Post won 11 Pulitzer prizes and expanded its newsroom to house more than 1,000 journalists. The Post's aspirations are diminished, translating into fewer subscribers and raising the risk of a death spiral. Matt Murray now leads the organization and outlined a plan to survive while carrying out one of the largest layoffs in American newspaper history. Nearly one-third of the company, previously about 2,500 employees, was cut. The reductions shuttered sports and severely weakened local, style, world, audio, video and commercial teams amid industry financial headwinds and pressure from Donald Trump and officials.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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