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Washington Post Announces 30% Staff Cuts, Eliminates Sports Desk in Broad Restructuring

Management cites prolonged losses and shifting reader demand.

Overview

  • More than 300 of roughly 800 newsroom roles are slated for elimination, according to multiple reports.
  • The standalone sports department will be abolished, with some sports writers reassigned to features.
  • Regional and international coverage will shrink, including cuts to correspondents covering the Middle East and India.
  • Editor-in-chief Matt Murray told staff on Feb. 4 that the paper has posted large losses over an extended period and has not met reader needs.
  • A Post spokesperson called the reductions a difficult but decisive step, as coverage is refocused on politics, business and health following reported 2024 subscriber churn exceeding 200,000.