Behind the Bylines: Layoffs at The Post are a matter of public consequence

Behind the Bylines: Layoffs at The Post are a matter of public consequence

This week, The Washington Post announced massive layoffs. In a seemingly perpetually shrinking news industry, it would be easy to brush this off as another expected casualty. However, it should not be treated that casually. When a flagship newsroom experiences such a drastic loss, that loss reverberates beyond the institution and the industry itself. The Post is one of the few remaining national newsrooms with the scale to continue covering fede…