Washington Post layoffs

‘This falls squarely on Jeff Bezos’ shoulders’: Internet reacts to GoFundMe for laid-off Washington Post journalists

[ad_1] The Washington Post Guild created a GoFundMe for more than 300 journalists who were laid off at the mainstay newspaper on Wednesday morning, and said they were overwhelmed by the influx of donations from near and far.The fundraiser, overseen by economics reporter Rachel Siegel and fellow members of the Washington Post Guild, has drawn […]

‘People are vile and cruel’: Washington Post journalist laid off while on maternity leave responds to ‘go back to India’ trolling

[ad_1] The Washington Post laid off one-third of its workforce, the most sweeping layoff in its nearly 150-year history, including a woman who was on maternity leave. In a post on X, a woman named Sabrina Malhi claimed that she was laid off by the Washington Post while she was nursing my newborn baby. She […]

‘Bizarre thing…’: Shashi Tharoor reacts to son Ishan being sacked by Washington Post | India News

[ad_1] Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has criticised The Washington Post’s decision to lay off his son, foreign affairs columnist Ishaan Tharoor, describing it as a “perverse act of self-immolation”.Reacting on X, Tharoor wrote: “The bizarre thing about this so-called ‘business decision’ by The Washington Post is that @ishaantharoor’s column flourished on the Internet,” adding that […]

‘Painful but necessary’: Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post announces sweeping layoffs

[ad_1] The Washington Post on Wednesday announced sweeping layoffs that will significantly shrink its newsroom. The Post eliminated its sports section, large parts of its foreign coverage and its storied books division, in what current and former staff described as one of the darkest moments in the paper’s history.The cuts, which affect nearly every department, […]