Washington Post lays off 20 newsroom employees, shuts down gaming section

[IronLionZion]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/24/business/washington-post-begins-layoffs



CNN
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The Washington Post on Tuesday became the latest media company to conduct layoffs, cutting 20 roles in a move that publisher Fred Ryan had indicated last month the newspaper would take in early 2023.

Sally Buzbee, executive editor of The Post, described the decision to cut the jobs as “difficult” in a memo to employees and disclosed that the newspaper had identified 30 open roles that it will no longer fill.

“While such changes are not easy, evolution is necessary for us to stay competitive, and the economic climate has guided our decision to act now,” Buzbee said. “We believe these steps will ultimately help us to fulfill our mission to scrutinize power and empower readers.”

The layoffs hit multiple departments at The Post, and included pulling the plug on Launcher, the newspaper’s gaming vertical that launched in 2019, a spokesperson for The Post said.

Spokespeople for The Post have stressed that the newspaper will not reduce headcount in 2023 as it will reallocate resources and invest in other areas.

I subscribe to WaPo to encourage good journalism. It's pretty cheap through Amazon Prime as a digital subscription. I don't have a kindle, just the website.

[JPK]

1. WaPo subscription

We have a digital subscription both with the Wa post and NY Times. Well worth it.

[Hekate]

2. They cut "roles"? I am completely baffled by the use of the term for a newspaper job. ...

What am I missing?

The Washington Post on Tuesday became the latest media company to conduct layoffs, cutting 20 roles in a move that publisher Fred Ryan had indicated last month the newspaper would take in early 2023.

Sally Buzbee, executive editor of The Post, described the decision to cut the jobs as “difficult” in a memo to employees and disclosed that the newspaper had identified 30 open roles that it will no longer fill.

[IronLionZion]

3. role, job, position, billet, FTE, all used interchangeably

it means they fired 20 people and decided not to hire 30 new people

[Hekate]

5. Okay, thanks. It just felt like a term more suitable to a Disneyland "cast member."

Live and learn

[IronLionZion]

8. We all play our part in the show

[awesomerwb1]

4. Did they lay off MAGA Haberman?

[Rachel M at 6 pm]

7. They didn't have to

Every publication Haberman has written for begins with "New York" (Post, Daily News, Times)

[Rachel M at 6 pm]

6. All they had to do to keep my subscription...

...was not run an op-ed by a guest MAGA writer who claimed Trump has never done anything illegal

They failed