The Washington Post is shrinking and sinking, and fast. Amid continuing losses, the news organization is wrapping up its second employee buyout in 18 months. This one will clear out about three dozen of its most accomplished reporters, editors and opinion columnists (Jonathan Capehart, Catherine Rampell, David Von Drehle). This is a trend, unfortunately: In…
NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump prepares to assume the presidency for a second time, he faces a news establishment on its heels — but not flat on its back. Last year’s presidential campaign suggested that many traditional outlets are not depended upon, or trusted, nearly as much as they used to be. Some…
Media As the hometown paper in the nation’s capital, the Post’s mission has long been to hold government accountable. Its staffers need to know that’s still the case. Updated Jan. 15 2025 4:10PM EST / Published Jan. 15 2025 3:32PM EST opinion Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here. Source link
Media The paper’s CEO, Will Lewis, is about to be caught up in a major trial in London being brought by Prince Harry against Rupert Murdoch. Published Dec. 14 2024 9:00AM EST Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here. Source link
The Washington Post’s outgoing editor-at-large and longtime columnist has made explosive claims that its owner Jeff Bezos struck a deal with Donald Trump in order to kill the newspaper’s endorsement of Kamala Harris. Robert Kagan, who resigned from his position on Friday after more than two decades at the publication, told the Daily Beast that…
Washington Post CEO Will Lewis took the fall on Saturday for Jeff Bezos’ decision to end the Post’s endorsements of presidential candidates, saying in a new statement he himself didn’t believe in presidential endorsements. “Reporting around the role of The Washington Post owner and the decision not to publish a presidential endorsement has been inaccurate,“…