Overview
- The Post eliminated its sports desk and sharply reduced foreign, metro and books coverage as part of a management-labeled strategic reset that cut roughly 300 jobs.
- Publisher Will Lewis skipped the staff call announcing the reductions, then was photographed at the NFL Honors in San Francisco, drawing condemnation from staff, alumni and unions that also staged neighborhood poster protests.
- Owner Jeff Bezos has not publicly addressed the layoffs, as prominent figures including Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Marty Baron and Michael Wilbon criticized leadership decisions and warned readers will receive less reporting.
- Analysis pieces tied the cuts to prior moves under Bezos and Lewis—blocking a 2024 endorsement, reorienting opinion pages and product missteps—while sources close to Bezos told TheWrap he does not intend to sell despite calls to consider new ownership.
- Management has pointed to heavy losses, with reports of up to $125 million in 2025 and large subscription declines, while critics argue the strategy erodes the Post’s mission and competitive position.