Jeff Bezos remains committed to Washington Post amid brutal layoffs, top editor says

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos remains committed to the publication, its top editor told CNN in an interview Wednesday, hours after the Post laid off hundreds of employees.

Washington Post cuts a third of its staff in a blow to a legendary news brand

The Washington Post has laid off one-third of its staff, eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus and its books coverage

Washington Post's top editor backs Jeff Bezos as critics lash out over struggling paper's layoffs

Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray speaks to Fox News Digital about widespread layoffs at billionaire Jeff Bezos' struggling newspaper.

'Shock to the system': Audio reveals how a top Washington Post editor explained the paper's sweeping layoffs

The Washington Post is laying off staffers across its newsroom. Here's what executive editor Matt Murray told staffers about what comes next.

Washington Post editor: Bezos wants 'bigger, relevant, thriving institution'

Matt Murray, the executive editor of the Washington Post, defended a decision by the outlet’s billionaire owner Jeff Bezos to make sweeping cuts to its newsroom, a move that has reduced its staff by hundreds.

Washington Post top editor admits morale issues plagued paper long before brutal layoffs

Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray says morale issues have plagued the paper for years, even before wrenching layoffs that hit hundreds of journalists.

Ex-Washington Post editor Marty Baron decries Jeff Bezos' betrayal as staffers, alumni torch paper's bloodbath layoffs

Former Washington Post editor Marty Baron said that excruciating cuts unveiled Wednesday represented one of "the darkest days in history of one of the world's greatest news organizations." While Baron expressed personal gratitude for owner Jeff Bezos' "steadfast support and confidence" during his eight years as executive editor,
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Sweeping layoffs at The Washington Post will do 'enormous damage,' former editor says

The Washington Post is laying off a third of its workforce across both the newsroom and its business operations, a massive blow at a storied newspaper that has struggled in recent years to stay profitable.

Washington Post Editor Defends Shuttering Paper’s Sports Desk

The Washington Post’s executive editor Matt Murray defended the paper’s decision to shutter its sports desk in its current form, pointing to the changing landscape within sports journalism and how the paper hasn’t competed within national sports media.
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What WaPo editor Matt Murray told Puck about Bezos, layoffs and the publisher

Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray outlined the historic paper's future following the hundreds of layoffs Thursday in a new interview with Puck News. The big picture: The layoffs represent one of the Post's sharpest workforce reductions and have been criticized as "tragic" and an "attempt to kill what makes the paper special" by current and former Post employees alike.