"AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File The sports world came to together amid rumors that the Washington Post may do away with its entire sports section as part of a round of layoffs. On Monday, Puck senior correspondent Dylan Byers reported that the Post's newsroom was going to be hit with massive layoffs. According to Byers, those layoffs could see the sports desk shuttered entirely. He added that the foreign desk could also see heavy losses."
"In response to that report, sports media veterans took to social media to voice their outrage over the decision. ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan took aim at Washington Post leadership, calling the move cowardly. The Washington Post has the best sports section in the country, and I don't think it's particularly close, Passan tweeted. Only a soulless corporate goon would think the paper is better without it. A short-sighted, cowardly decision. Shame is your legacy."
Massive newsroom layoffs could shutter the Washington Post sports desk and inflict heavy losses on the foreign desk, potentially affecting hundreds of employees. Sports media veterans expressed anger and outrage on social media. Critics called the decision cowardly and short-sighted, described the sports section as the best in the country, and labeled the move soulless corporate leadership. Observers said ownership will bear responsibility for degrading the newspaper's quality and legacy and invoked calls to save the Post.
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