Overview
- At a newsroom Q&A, acting CEO Jeff D’Onofrio told staff he would “fight like hell” for the institution and defended the reductions as essential to stabilizing the business.
- Executive editor Matt Murray said the Post now has roughly 1,300 employees company-wide, including about 400 in what he called a “well-stocked newsroom.”
- The Feb. 4 layoffs eliminated the Sports and Books sections, shuttered the photo department, and sharply scaled back foreign and metro reporting.
- Will Lewis stepped down as publisher and CEO days after the cuts, and owner Jeff Bezos said future coverage would be guided by reader data and the paper’s public-service mission.
- Prominent critics such as Tina Brown faulted leadership for decisions they say drove away subscribers, including the 2024 endorsement reversal, while some commentators pointed to reported annual losses near $100 million.