The Washington Post is expected to announce mass layoffs Wednesday morning, dealing a significant blow to a storied media company and a newsroom that has reached a breaking point.

----Well, this is definitely the killing blow to the Washington Bezos----

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    2 months ago

    Should have never been sold to Bezos in the first place, for this reason.

    Bezos has money coming out his fucking ass, but not enough to keep a newspaper running? Bullshit, this kind of killing blow is a choice, and that choice has a purpose, and that purpose is to remove access to information from the citizenry.

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    The Post’s publisher, Will Lewis, has spoken privately about finding a path to profitability for the Post by focusing the paper’s investment on politics and a few other key areas, while cutting back in areas like sports and foreign affairs.

    The richest man in the world owns them. Who the fuck do they think they’re fooling?

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    “Thank you for attending the call. Today we will be discussing various methods for sucking billionaire’s cocks. Please pay close attention. Your livelihood depends on it.”

    So weird to see all our old, respected media bend over and get ass rammed into meaninglessness. Well, whatever. So long WP.

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    Did Trump’s people demand that he kill it? Maybe the Melania movie bribe wasn’t enough, or maybe Trump’s angry that people hate the movie and are making fun of it.