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Economy
The Washington Post is Laying Off Hundreds of Staffers
2023-12-02
[The Hill via Gateway] The liberal propaganda newspaper the Washington Post is laying off hundreds of employees due to ’economic hardship.’ What a shame.

The paper has seen a drop in digital subscription revenue and is trying to buy out employees to balance the budget.

Perhaps more people would read the paper if they weren’t so obviously Democrat activists pretending to be journalists.

The Hill reports:

Washington Post braces for layoffs

The Washington Post has been able to attain just half of the job reductions it needs to secure before the end of the year, the newspaper’s leadership said this week.

In a note to staff shared with multiple outlets on Tuesday, Post interim CEO Patty Stonesifer said the company had accepted 120 voluntary buyouts as it seeks to cut some 240 jobs across its newsroom.

The Post plans to resort to involuntary layoffs if it does not reach the 240 job threshold by the middle of next month, Stonesifer said.

"These layoffs would offer significantly less generous benefits than the voluntary package and will be consistent with prior layoff packages at The Post," she wrote.

The Post is just the latest in a slew of media organizations that have announced plans to cut back staff and implement other cost-saving measures amid widespread economic hardship in the media business.


Posted by:Besoeker

#14  Yippy Kai Yay....
Posted by: Procopius2k   2023-12-02 16:21  

#13  Bezos bought the WaPo to peddle his brand of political thought and be a major influencer. Along the way the WOKE, the editorial staff co-opted journalism to keep their jobs, despite the screeching decline in even modest efforts at balanced reporting and accuracy. In their heart-of-hearts, they had to wonder if there would be a reckoning for selling out! Schadenfreude!

Posted by: NoMoreBS   2023-12-02 12:48  

#12  Good start. Now do the rest of 'em.
Posted by: DarthVader   2023-12-02 11:51  

#11  re: 9

But Raj, I thought AI did all the coding now, no?
Posted by: AlanC   2023-12-02 11:09  

#10  Latest firmware update states trees contribute to climate disaster and must be cut down.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2023-12-02 10:18  

#9  ...laying off hundreds of employees due to ’economic hardship.’

Merry Fucking Christmas guys - learn to code!
Posted by: Raj   2023-12-02 10:17  

#8  Maybe the laid off WaPo staffers can get a cross company transfer and work at an Amazon fulfilment center. I mean, they still need people for Christmas. (snicker)
Posted by: ed in texas   2023-12-02 08:52  

#7  Long after the last human staffer is gone, the paper will carry on merrily with AI generated propaganda unhindered by the cost of salaries, benefits or moral qualms.

And the nice part is no one will notice since the generative chatbots were trained on exactly the sort of drivel WaPo produces now.
Posted by: SteveS   2023-12-02 08:42  

#6  ...One would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh.

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski   2023-12-02 08:25  

#5  The AI replacement strategy is working.
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-12-02 07:56  

#4  ^ Like jet setting Hollyweird stars, WaPo get's the "Greater Goodâ„¢" exemption. All that pretty math is out the window.

Now, your BBQ grill, OTOH...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-12-02 07:29  

#3  Looking at it from a Eco Tree hugger standpoint.☺

Based on current paid subscribers, shutting down the WAPO will save about 82,368 tons of paper a year.

At about 21 trees per ton of paper, that works out to about 1,729,728 trees saved a year. (Note: Pines take 7 to 10+ years to grow to ROI harvest size)

Then add in all the fossil fuel, carbon energy and related materials involved for production and distribution of the newspaper itself.

So, the WAPO going Belly-Up would eliminate a major Carbon Footprint on the environment.

QUESTION: Where's Al Gore?
Posted by: NN2N1   2023-12-02 07:27  

#2  Bezos bought the WaPo because it is the default propaganda organ in the DC bubble. Long after the last human staffer is gone, the paper will carry on merrily with AI generated propaganda unhindered by the cost of salaries, benefits or moral qualms.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-12-02 07:21  

#1  Expecting Marxists to understand basic capitalism? Bezos, who does understand capitalism, has a real expensive personal hobby there.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2023-12-02 07:06  

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