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The Washington Post just announced absolutely massive layoffs. And when I say massive, I mean massive — sources have said that the cuts account for more than a third of The Post’s overall staff. We’re talking more than 300 of the roughly 800 journalists in the newsroom.

Hell, they even laid off one reporter in the middle of a warzone – Right, she’s been in Ukraine covering its war with Russia. But anyway, in a newsroom call yesterday morning, where Executive Editor Matt Murray announced the layoffs, which he described as “a strategic reset” that was overdue in light of “difficult and even disappointing realities.” Saying the outlet has been losing too much money for too long while also failing to meet the needs of readers.

Though, notably, The Post has not provided the public with basic information about its newsroom, subscriptions, or other financial data. And specifically, Murray said the paper would be making a number of enormous cuts and major overhauls across numerous departments.

And some functions will be shuttered altogether, including the entire sports desk — though some reporters will stay on to write feature stories. Similarly, the Books section will also be shut down, and the newspapers' signature daily news podcast, “Post Reports,” has been canceled.

Beyond that, the paper’s international desk will be shrunk dramatically, and while some foreign bureaus will remain open, others are shuttering entirely.
With the Cairo Bureau Chief announcing on X that all of the Middle East correspondents and editors had been laid off.

But some of the steepest cuts were made to the Metro desk, which covers D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. With Murray describing the move as a “restructuring,” though you had an anonymous Metro staffer who lost their job telling NPR that only around a dozen of the 40 people employed at the desk were not fired.

And I really can’t overstate how huge a deal this is — experts say we’re looking at a complete overhaul that will change the very nature of a nearly 150-year old newspaper.

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