2025 journalism job cuts tracked: Washington Post lays off non-newsroom staff
The Washington Post has begun 2025 with a round of layoffs affecting around 4% of staff.
Press Gazette will track journalism industry job cuts in the UK and US throughout 2025 with this regularly updated page.
In 2024, according to our analysis, there were around 4,000 journalism industry job losses.
The losses were double that number in 2023 when the industry hit at least 8,000 job cuts.
Journalism job cuts in 2025: Up-to-date list
January 2025 journalism job cuts
The Washington Post – fewer than 100 people
7 January: The Washington Post is cutting around 4% of its workforce, amounting to fewer than 100 people across its business divisions.
The Post’s ad sales, marketing and IT teams are among those reportedly affected but the newsroom is not.
The Post last cut its number of journalists in 2023 when it made 240 voluntary buyouts.
The Post said in a statement shared with The New York Times: “The Washington Post is continuing its transformation to meet the needs of the industry, build a more sustainable future and reach audiences where they are. Changes across our business functions are all in service of our greater goal to best position The Post for the future.”
In September the Post cut 54 people (25%) from its publishing software arm Arc XP.
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