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The Washington Post lays off 20 newsroom staff, shuts gaming division
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IANS | 26 Jan, 2023
Media giant The Washington Post has begun laying off employees, starting
with eliminating at least 20 newsroom jobs and shutting down its gaming
section.
In an internal note to staff accessed by
Axios, executive editor Sally Buzbee said the "newsroom leaders made
these decisions after a thoughtful and deliberate review of our current
roles and vacant positions".
"We prioritised the elimination of
vacancies to minimize the impact on employees. We are also eliminating
currently filled positions we concluded are not essential to serving our
competitive needs," Buzbee wrote.
The Post has shut down Launcher, its online gaming vertical, and KidsPost.
The layoffs started after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made a rare appearance at the company's headquarters last week.
The Washington Post Guild union had notified its members that layoffs at The Post had begun.
"While
the number of people affected is reportedly far smaller than what
Publisher Fred Ryan initially alluded to in his layoff announcement at
last month's town hall, we believe any job eliminations right now are
unacceptable. The number should be zero," the Guild said in a statement.
Bezos bought The Post for $250 million, "adding newsroom jobs and increasing its coverage areas".
However, the business has stalled in the past year.
Last month, Ryan told the staff there would be layoffs to "put our business in the best position for future growth."
The newspaper shut its Sunday magazine and laid off 11 newsroom employees late last year.
The
publication has struggled to expand its subscription business, with
fewer paying subscribers last year than the three million it had in
2020.
Other media companies like CNN, Vox Media, Adweek, NBC News, Vice Media and others have also laid off employees.
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