Mass layoffs fuel fears of ‘death spiral’ at Washington Post
On Wednesday, storied newspaper axed nearly one-third of company after earlier unpopular moves by owner Jeff Bezos
Under Marty Baron, the Washington Post won 11 Pulitzer prizes and expanded its newsroom to house more than 1,000 journalists. The storied newspaper’s future is now in question, according to its former executive editor.
“The aspirations of this news organization are diminished,” Baron told the Guardian in an interview. “I think that’ll translate into fewer subscribers. And I hope it’s not a death spiral, but I worry that it might be.”
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