A historic day in American journalism: The Washington Post, like CBS News, becomes a kind of journalistic ghost ship.
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A historic day in American journalism: The Washington Post, like CBS News, becomes a kind of journalistic ghost ship.
“Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
The layoffs are slated to shrink the newsroom by hundreds of journalists, cutting into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage.” -
A historic day in American journalism: The Washington Post, like CBS News, becomes a kind of journalistic ghost ship.
“Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
The layoffs are slated to shrink the newsroom by hundreds of journalists, cutting into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage.”"Barry Svrluga @barrysvrluga
"First, we will be closing the Sports department in its current form." -- Matt Murray, editor of the Post"
Twitter, 5:39 AM PST · Feb 4, 2026
(Just as an aside to this added later, most of the replies to this post on Twitter are "Canceled subscription". So, something's... working)
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A historic day in American journalism: The Washington Post, like CBS News, becomes a kind of journalistic ghost ship.
“Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
The layoffs are slated to shrink the newsroom by hundreds of journalists, cutting into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage.”I interviewed Ben Bradlee several times over the years. Trying to imagine what he’d say about today’s gutting of his beloved newspaper, which he helped build into a journalistic powerhouse.
I’m sure many swear words would be used.
(Actually, now that I think about it, there would be only one or two curse words, but they’d be perfectly placed. Ben was a great editor, even of himself.)
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I interviewed Ben Bradlee several times over the years. Trying to imagine what he’d say about today’s gutting of his beloved newspaper, which he helped build into a journalistic powerhouse.
I’m sure many swear words would be used.
(Actually, now that I think about it, there would be only one or two curse words, but they’d be perfectly placed. Ben was a great editor, even of himself.)
Bezos, one of all the president's men now.
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I interviewed Ben Bradlee several times over the years. Trying to imagine what he’d say about today’s gutting of his beloved newspaper, which he helped build into a journalistic powerhouse.
I’m sure many swear words would be used.
(Actually, now that I think about it, there would be only one or two curse words, but they’d be perfectly placed. Ben was a great editor, even of himself.)
@samlitzinger Spins in his grave, no doubt.
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I interviewed Ben Bradlee several times over the years. Trying to imagine what he’d say about today’s gutting of his beloved newspaper, which he helped build into a journalistic powerhouse.
I’m sure many swear words would be used.
(Actually, now that I think about it, there would be only one or two curse words, but they’d be perfectly placed. Ben was a great editor, even of himself.)
Also thinking of Kay Graham. Her heart would be breaking.
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A historic day in American journalism: The Washington Post, like CBS News, becomes a kind of journalistic ghost ship.
“Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
The layoffs are slated to shrink the newsroom by hundreds of journalists, cutting into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage.”News is more expensive to generate than propaganda, might say Jeff Bezos, and less convenient, in that it doesn't always fit the party line.
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Also thinking of Kay Graham. Her heart would be breaking.
@samlitzinger As do those of us who are born and bred Washingtonians. Despite its national stature, it was also our local newspaper. That's no longer the case.
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A historic day in American journalism: The Washington Post, like CBS News, becomes a kind of journalistic ghost ship.
“Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
The layoffs are slated to shrink the newsroom by hundreds of journalists, cutting into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage.”@samlitzinger I cancelled my subscription a few years ago when they stopped reporting news and instead just are Fox News with a black and white logo.
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