The Washington Post lays off roughly 100 staffers as star journalists exit
The Washington Post lays off roughly 100 staffers as star journalists exit
The Washington Post on Tuesday laid off roughly 100 employees across its business division, the latest indication of the newspaper’s financial woes after subscribers and staffers revolted over owner Jeff Bezos’s decision to block an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris.
So the darkness won, eh?
Did it? Dropped my sub a while back as the winds clearly started to shift. We're here reading about it. We don't need "the news" if it's not going to deliver the product: truth about what's happening in the world.
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Take this regrettable upvote.
Yes democracy died inside Bezos asshole
Both in this context, and a wider, societal context, yes.
It never does. We'll find or make real newspapers.
I recall folks saying Bezos was saving this paper when he bought it. There is no such thing as a benevolent billionaire. They only protect their own.
willing to burn the fucking paper. what was once a top global newspaper, just for that shitstain in a diaper. fuck 'em.
It's ironic that while I guess it about the Washington post (could be nyt), I'm at a loss of which one of the shitstains in a diaper they are referring to.
The second filthiest one, bezos
The Fasc Post
Go forth and donate to real journalism outlets! When I cancelled my Post subscription I took that money and put it into ProPublica.org and a few similar sites. (I was already donating to NPR and PBS.) We don't have to let the billionaires provide our news, but we do have to contribute if we want independent journalism.
Unfortunately I paid for a year. I've had newspaper subs for at least a decade primarily to support real journalism. It's not like I couldn't find the words for free if I really wanted them. The people and the journalism is what I was paying for, not the words.
ProPublica.org is a great suggestion.
404 media does amazing work and could use another sub
Unfortunately I paid for a year.
Same. And it had just renewed. But in a year, no more.
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Washington Post: Our Billionaire Owner Chose Darkness
Let the paper trumpet burn.
Sure! The WP (short for Washington Post) is laying off people for several reasons:
*The boss said so
*Strawberry has 8 R's
*They are not important and this is the least most amount of savings possible
*You never sign up dude.
WP (short for Washington Post)
I can't help but laugh because it would have been easier to just write Washington Post.
Not to mention that the acronym isn't even used any more afterwards lol
*Strawberry has 8 R's
I don't get this reference.
How long did Besos own this paper?
A little over 11 years.
So now was just the right time to burn it?
I'm sorry to hear that the
New YorkWashington Post is doing this, but I guess that's what happens when you let a guy like Jeff Bezos buy theNew YorkWashington Post. It becomes a much worse paper.
