The GoFundMes for laid-off Washington Post employees have now passed $700,000

"Funds have continued to pour in to support workers affected by layoffs at The Washington Post, raising more than $700,000 across two GoFundMe campaigns. The layoffs, affecting hundreds of workers, were announced last Wednesday. Five days later, around 4,700 supporters had donated over $520,000 to a GoFundMe page set up for laid-off staff. The page, launched just a few hours after company executives began cutting workers, was organized by Post reporter Rachel Siegel and other members of the newsroom's union."

"A separate GoFundMe page for the Post's international employees has also raised almost $200,000 with about 2,100 donations. The fundraising push for international staff was set up by the Post's Tokyo bureau chief, Michelle Lee. The funds will be disbursed to laid-off international employees who are not covered by the newsroom's union. The Post is owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. In a statement this weekend, Bezos said: "The Post has an essential journalistic mission and an extraordinary opportunity.""

"Kara Swisher, the tech journalist and ex-Post employee, gave $10,000 to the page set up for laid-off staff. The former Washington Post executive editor, Martin Baron, appeared to have donated $9,000 in total, comprising $4,000 for the international staff GoFundMe and $5,000 for the general one. Other top donors appeared to include longtime former and current staffers Dan Balz, Eugene Robinson, and Lois Romano."

More than $700,000 has been raised across two GoFundMe campaigns supporting Washington Post employees laid off in recent cuts affecting hundreds of workers. One newsroom-organized campaign collected over $520,000 from about 4,700 donors within days, led by reporter Rachel Siegel and union members. A separate international-staff campaign, organized by Tokyo bureau chief Michelle Lee, raised nearly $200,000 to assist non-union international employees. Notable donors include Kara Swisher and former editor Martin Baron. The Post is owned by Jeff Bezos, who emphasized focusing on valuable areas and the paper's journalistic mission.

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