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Washington Post audience left wondering what comes next

Poynter · Tom Jones · last updated

Questions about what the paper will cover moving forward are left unanswered

The Washington Post had a major shakeup on Wednesday — laying off hundreds of journalists. Nearly every department was impacted. The sports and foreign verticals were pretty much gutted. Books coverage was eliminated. Deep cuts hit areas like design and photography.

With an email to staff and a Zoom call, the Post demolished a third of its newsroom in what former iconic editor Marty Baron called “one of the darkest days” in the history of one of the world’s most respected and important news organizations.

 

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