{"id":1404213,"date":"2026-02-04T13:24:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/?p=1404213&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=1404213"},"modified":"2026-02-04T15:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:20:00","slug":"washington-post-layoffs-newsroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/04\/washington-post-layoffs-newsroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post cuts roughly 1\/3 of staff in massive layoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/04\/media\/washington-post-layoffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Post announced widespread layoffs<\/a> on Wednesday, affecting multiple parts of the newsroom, the latest round off job losses at the nearly 150-year-old newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>The paper\u2019s staff was instructed to \u201cstay home today\u201d and told during a morning virtual meeting about \u201csignificant actions,\u201d including shutting down almost the entire Sports section, closing the Books section, canceling its flagship Post Reports political podcast, slashing international reporting, \u201crestructuring\u201d the Metro desk and \u201csignificantly [reducing] the number of editors.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Columbia Journalism Review, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjr.org\/news\/layoffs-dismantling-washington-post-bezos-murray.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caroline O\u2019Donovan, a reporter covering Amazon, was laid off<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Editor-in-chief Matt Murray said the layoffs are part of a \u201cbroad strategic reset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 33% of the paper\u2019s staff is being cut, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>One employee told The Guardian that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2026\/feb\/04\/washington-post-layoffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newsroom had been on edge for weeks<\/a> before Wednesday\u2019s mornings announcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an absolute bloodbath,\u201d the employee said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related left\"><h2 class=\"widget-title\" data-curated-ids=\"\" data-relation-type=\"automatic-primary-tag\">Related Articles<\/h2><ul><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/08\/working-well-generations\/\" title=\"Co-workers of different generations mentor each other to reduce workplace misunderstandings\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tCo-workers of different generations mentor each other to reduce workplace misunderstandings\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/06\/trump-tariff-accomplishments-fact-check\/\" title=\"FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs have created an economic miracle. 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How can I fix it?\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe Washington Post is taking a number of difficult but decisive actions today for our future, in what amounts to a significant restructuring across the company,\u201d a Post spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese steps are designed to strengthen our footing and sharpen our focus on delivering the distinctive journalism that sets The Post apart and, most importantly, engages our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post Guild said the paper has cut about 400 jobs in the last three years \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/02\/04\/washington-post-layoffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">between buyouts and layoffs<\/a> \u2014 and slammed owner Jeff Bezos.<\/p>\n<p>If he is \u201cno longer willing to invest in the mission that has defined this paper for generations and serve the millions who depend on Post journalism, then The Post deserves a steward that will,\u201d the guild said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related left\"><h2 class=\"widget-title\" data-curated-ids=\"\" data-relation-type=\"automatic-primary-section\">Related Articles<\/h2><ul><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/08\/i-cant-tell-you-attorneys-relatives-struggle-to-find-hospitalized-ice-detainees\/\" title=\"\u2018I can\u2019t tell you\u2019: Attorneys, relatives struggle to find hospitalized ICE detainees\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\t\u2018I can\u2019t tell you\u2019: Attorneys, relatives struggle to find hospitalized ICE detainees\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/08\/we-will-pay-savannah-guthrie-says-in-desperate-video-plea-to-potential-kidnappers-of-her-mother\/\" title=\"\u2018We will pay,\u2019 Savannah Guthrie says in desperate video plea to potential kidnappers of her mother\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\t\u2018We will pay,\u2019 Savannah Guthrie says in desperate video plea to potential kidnappers of her mother\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/08\/hard-hats-and-dummy-plates-reports-of-ice-ruses-add-to-fears-in-minnesota\/\" title=\"Hard hats and dummy plates: Reports of ICE ruses add to fears in Minnesota\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tHard hats and dummy plates: Reports of ICE ruses add to fears in Minnesota\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/08\/voters-are-worried-about-the-cost-of-housing-but-trump-wants-home-prices-to-keep-climbing\/\" title=\"Voters are worried about the cost of housing. But Trump wants home prices to keep climbing\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tVoters are worried about the cost of housing. But Trump wants home prices to keep climbing\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/08\/colorado-labor-force-shrinking\/\" title=\"Colorado\u2019s workforce has been shrinking since September \u2014 and that could spell trouble\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tColorado\u2019s workforce has been shrinking since September \u2014 and that could spell trouble\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n<p>Many staffers blame Bezos for the paper\u2019s supposed financial strain. 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