Overview
- Executive editor Matt Murray announced the cuts in a Wednesday Zoom call with staff.
- Employees will be notified by email whether their positions are being eliminated.
- The sports department is being shut down and the number of foreign correspondents reduced.
- Additional changes include closing the books section, suspending the Post Reports podcast, and restructuring Washington-area coverage and editing teams.
- The company says the overhaul will strengthen its position and focus on distinctive journalism, while staff and the union have appealed directly to owner Jeff Bezos.