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Washington Post could fold entire sports section
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The Babylon Bee is hilarious.
babylonbee.com
Journalists Shocked To Be Laid Off From Obsolete Media Outlet That Loses $100 Million Annually
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over 300 "journalists" were reportedly caught totally off guard this week when an obsolete media outlet that loses in excess of $100 million annually was forced to let them go.
babylonbee.com
Laid‑off Washington Post staff rally outside DC headquarters after massive cuts - WTOP News
Former employees rallied outside The Washington Post after the paper laid off about one-third of its newsroom, calling the cuts devastating for local news and democracy.
wtop.com
Bob Woodward says he is ‘crushed’ by Washington Post layoffs
Watergate reporter says colleagues and readers ‘deserve more’ after newspaper lays off hundreds of workers
I don't see it that way. Bezos didn't buy the Post to shut it down. Gannett could have done that. Lots of other companies that buy newspapers could have done that. Bezos bought it to save it. But when it loses $100 million, that's not his fault. He gave them free reign to run it the way they wanted, and they did a bad job. Don't blame Bezos. Blame the people at the paper. They're the ones who lost money. The publisher warned them two years ago:
WaPo Boss Gives Staffers a Brutally Honest Message About Their Reporting
Washington Post publisher and CEO William Lewis gave staff at the paper a reality check on Monday fo
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Were they not paying attention? Did they think he was joking? When the boss tells you to do a better job, maybe you should listen.
Anyone who was blindsided by the wasn't paying attention. They were warned. They need to get into the 21st century and save journalism.
Sad: With Washington Post Cutbacks, No One Keeping Track Of How Racist The Birds Are Getting
U.S. — In a deep loss for the nation, the mass layoffs at The Washington Post have left no one to monitor how racist birds are becoming.
babylonbee.com
How can birds be racist????
Kind of smacks of "anti-woke" humor a bit to me (the Washington Post, from what I've read over the years, has long been a popular target of criticism from conservative alt-right groups and other such entities).
That said, to take all that away and get back to one of the core issues at hand (and the reason for this thread), it is too bad that print media across the board (and, by extension, non-Internet electronic media such as over the air radio and TV) is suffering so much at the hands of, among other things, Facebook, X and Google, not to mention all the up-and-coming AI-oriented companies).
While it's true that online (social) media has so much potential to be so much better than the traditional media it's displacing, and in many ways it is, it has become so ideologically fragmented – especially over the past decade or so – that there isn't much of a sense of unity anymore, and extremism on all sides has become a major problem with no clear solutions.
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Kind of smacks of "anti-woke" humor a bit to me (the Washington Post, from what I've read over the years, has long been a popular target of criticism from conservative alt-right groups and other such entities).
That said, to take all that away and get back to one of the core issues at hand (and the reason for this thread), it is too bad that print media across the board (and, by extension, non-Internet electronic media such as over the air radio and TV) is suffering so much at the hands of, among other things, Facebook, X and Google, not to mention all the up-and-coming AI-oriented companies).
While it's true that online (social) media has so much potential to be so much better than the traditional media it's displacing, and in many ways it is, it has become so ideologically fragmented – especially over the past decade or so – that there isn't much of a sense of unity anymore, and extremism on all sides has become a major problem with no clear solutions.
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This just in: Washington Post publisher & CEO Will Lewis resigns:
www.nbcnews.com
Will Lewis steps down as publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post
The newspaper announced Jeff D'Onofrio will take over as acting publisher and CEO.
www.nbcnews.com
NPR version:This just in: Washington Post publisher & CEO Will Lewis resigns:
Will Lewis steps down as publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post
The newspaper announced Jeff D'Onofrio will take over as acting publisher and CEO.
Excerpt:
He {Lewis} was effectively AWOL as the paper's scope, ambitions and journalism were radically redefined and constricted. Lewis played no visible role in announcing the layoffs in a mandatory Zoom call for the newsroom on Wednesday. Nor did he publicly address the paper's readers to allay their concerns.
The coup de grace came just a day later when Lewis was photographed in Northern California walking a red carpet at a Super Bowl event.
Some great leadership there.
We probably haven't heard the end of this.
He failed. He's to blame for the losses and the layoffs. My sense is he was dead man walking two weeks ago.
The new boss has more of Bezos' interest in digital media. His job will be to rebuild around the interests of the readers, without the baggage from the past.
Have you ever read The Onion? It's been around since the '90s, lampooning just about every aspect of life through exaggeration and absurdity. The Bee plows the same ground, but its focus is mainly politics and social issues, from a generally conservative perspective but making valid points while doing so, and it's not afraid to mock aspects of the GOP, MAGA and the people and policies connected to them as well as those connected to the various institutions of liberalism. Its brand of humor, like The Onion's, sometimes makes me wince slightly, but I laugh nonetheless because I've spent my whole life taking hardly anything seriously unless I absolutely have to. An extensive study of racism in birds is a send-up of the puffed-up, absurdly academic "journalistic" exercises that the Post, the New York Times, the BBC, etc., have devoted extensive space and time to over the years. I can't get angry or offended by it. It's funny, dammit.
Dang from staffing cuts to their current CEO being removed. It will be interesting to see the next CEO of the Washington Post navigating their current state and make them remain relevant to national News coverage.
List of newspapers in Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia
It will be interesting to see which national and Washington DC only outlets gain readership from the Washington Post cuts.
Perhaps none. It may be that anyone cancelling their WaPo subscription might be completely done with newspapers.
The Washington Post has a lot of work to do to catch up to the New York Times in terms of web traffic. That's really where the game is now. Selling physical copies isn't the future. It's very possible at some point the Post will stop printing physical copies.
www.forbes.com
The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay
Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.
www.forbes.com
True but some of the things I heard about the cuts at the Washington Post its this other angle about boycotting it owner Jeff Bezos that goes with that reaction.
But as mentioned its also about boosting web traffic that's a factor here if Washington Post is going to remain relevant on the national levels along with LA Times, New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal having to face the same issues on the dwindling print readership vs digital subscriptions traffic. Also competing against the wire services like AP and Reuters for national News content is a factor here.
A new media option for people in DC, from the former owner of the Washington Post:
www.insideradio.com
However, it's not traditional print media. It's podcasts and newsletters.
City Cast Moves To Plug DC News Gaps Left By Washington Post Cuts.
Graham Holdings is expanding City Cast’s Washington newsroom, adding four journalists and ramping up its daily local podcast, positioning podcasting as a backstop after the Washington Post’s deep layoffs. “We’re
However, it's not traditional print media. It's podcasts and newsletters.
Congrats to Graham Media for stepping up to the plate for CityCast Washington DC and heres another one specifically for those that read the Washington Post for local news in the DC area. There's Washington City Paper that covers the metro well.A new media option for people in DC, from the former owner of the Washington Post:
City Cast Moves To Plug DC News Gaps Left By Washington Post Cuts.
Graham Holdings is expanding City Cast’s Washington newsroom, adding four journalists and ramping up its daily local podcast, positioning podcasting as a backstop after the Washington Post’s deep layoffs. “We’re
However, it's not traditional print media. It's podcasts and newsletters.
Washington City Paper - Wikipedia
About Us
Washington City Paper is your source for local news. Since 1981, our journalism and events have connected D.C. residents to the District and to each other.
washingtoncitypaper.com
The Needle: Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post Laid Off More Than 300 Journalists, With Significant Cuts Hitting the Metro Section
The Needle jumps 111 points for all the essential reporting local journalists recently published.
washingtoncitypaper.com
I've placed the below link in the CBS thread but I believe it belongs here as well.
www.dailykos.com
If the commentary is accurate, then we are witnessing the weakening of both a commercial newspaper and a national commercial TV network in front of our very eyes.
Washington Post chief’s firing should terrify new regime at CBS News
Will Lewis is out at The Washington Post. Since he was a fancy “chief executive,” his departure is being reported with the genteel framing of him “stepping down…
www.dailykos.com
If the commentary is accurate, then we are witnessing the weakening of both a commercial newspaper and a national commercial TV network in front of our very eyes.
As I said in the other thread, the Washington Post has lost 2/3rds of its print subscribers in ten years. That was before the staff cuts.
The weakening happened a long time ago. The firings are just the budgets catching up to the loss of revenue. We saw it in radio too.