US EditionWashington Post’s White House team urges Jeff Bezos to halt massive newsroom cuts
Reporters warn newsroom cuts risk subscriber losses after Opinion section changes cost hundreds of thousands, urging Bezos to maintain diverse coverage across desks.
- Washington Post White House reporters banded together and wrote directly to owner Jeff Bezos urging him to defend desks facing cuts, while more than two dozen DC-area beat reporters stressed preserving local coverage.
- Amid Opinion section changes, Will Lewis, publisher of The Washington Post, discussed refocusing on politics and cutting foreign affairs and sports, prompting staff alarms.
- Half of the new subscribers reporters secured came from stories relying on the International and Metro desks, citing US military action in Venezuela and President Donald Trump's East Wing demolition as key scoops.
- Reporters bypassed Will Lewis and appealed directly to Jeff Bezos, warning the White House reporting team is at a breaking point and local staff cuts would have `immeasurable` effects.
- With widespread layoffs expected in the coming weeks, reporters are urgently urging Jeff Bezos not to shrink The Washington Post newsroom and warn cuts could damage its brand and relevance.
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WaPo’s White House team tries to halt massive layoffs by appealing directly to Bezos
‘Given the uncertainty facing the Post, we wanted to tell you directly how the White House team relies on other desks and explain how our colleagues’ work helps lift up our own,’ the letter read.
Faced with the massive layoffs expected in The Washington Post in the coming weeks, teams of journalists are sending passionate letters to owner Jeff Bezos, urging him not to cut down on writing. In a letter obtained by CNN, newspaper journalists covering the White House came together to defend some of the sections facing major cuts. “If the plan, to the extent it exists, is to redirect to politics, we wanted to emphasize how much we depend on c…
Washington Post’s White House team urges Jeff Bezos to halt massive newsroom cuts
With widespread layoffs expected at The Washington Post in the coming weeks, teams of reporters are sending impassioned letters to owner Jeff Bezos, urging him not to shrink the newsroom.
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