Mass layoffs, closures and reader fatigue are afflicting news organizations as Americans prepare for a consequential election year.
Category: Washington Post
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Billionaires Wanted to Save the News Industry. They’re Losing a Fortune.
Time magazine, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times — owned by Marc Benioff, Jeff Bezos, and Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong — are still losing money.
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Inside the News Industry’s Uneasy Negotiations With OpenAI
Several major publishers have been in talks to license content to the creator of ChatGPT, but agreement on the price and terms has been elusive.
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Washington Post Reaches a Contract Deal With Its Newsroom Union
The tentative agreement would end 18 months of negotiations that included a one-day work stoppage.
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Washington Post Journalists Go on One-Day Strike
The 24-hour strike is the first walkout at The Post since the 1970s, union leaders said.
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Will Lewis Said to Be Next C.E.O. of Washington Post
The former Dow Jones executive most recently co-founded The News Movement, a start-up aimed at young audiences.
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The Washington Post to Cut 240 Jobs
The publication has struggled to grow subscriptions in recent years.
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A Decade Ago, Jeff Bezos Bought a Newspaper. Now He’s Paying Attention to It Again.
The Amazon founder, who purchased The Washington Post for $250 million in 2013, has taken a more active role in the paper’s operations this year.
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Fred Ryan, Publisher of Washington Post, to Step Down
He said that Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Post, would name a new leader later on Monday.
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Newspapers Printed Unabomber’s Manifesto in 1995. It’s Still Fiercely Debated.
It wouldn’t be the last time the media would grapple with whether to publish something that might inspire others to take harmful actions.
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Bernadette Carey Smith, Black Reporter in Mostly White Newsrooms, Dies at 83
She was one of the first Black female journalists at The New York Times and The Washington Post. The Times put her on the staff of a women’s news section.
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Washington Post Lays Off 20 Journalists
A further 30 open positions will not be filled. The overall size of the newsroom is expected to return to its current level after The Post makes new hires in the affected departments.