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How much longer can The Washington Post bleed talent?

Poynter · Tom Jones · last updated

The mass exodus continues at The Washington Post. Opinion writers, columnists and prominent names are fleeing the Post, accepting buyouts that seemed to be specifically designed to cut down on the number of opinion writers at the paper.

This should come as no surprise and, actually, might not be all that disappointing to the leadership at The Washington Post, which has faced internal turmoil for more than a year.

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