HUFFPOST - 'Disturbing': Hundreds Laid Off At Bezos-Owned Washington Post — Including Silicon Valley Reporters
The storied newspaper faces a backlash as tech and foreign among teams gutted by “broad strategic reset.”
NYTIMES (Benjamin Mullin) - The Washington Post Eliminates Its Sports Department
The Post is laying off or reassigning all the reporters and editors in its sports section, days before the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics in Italy.
DAILYCALLER (Jason Cohen) - Washington Post Reportedly Gutting One-Third Of Its Workforce
'Significant restructuring'
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JUSTTHENEWS (Natalia Mittelstadt) - Washington Post begins layoffs: report
“Today, the Washington Post is taking a number of actions across the company to secure our future,” Washington Post editor-in-chief Matt Murray reportedly said
NPR (David Folkenflik) - Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post'
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security.
NYTIMES (Benjamin Mullin, Katie Robertson and Erik Wemple) - Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
The layoffs are slated to shrink the newsroom by hundreds of journalists, cutting into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage.
NYTIMES (Erik Wemple, Katie Robertson and Benjamin Mullin) - Washington Post Plans Cuts to Reshape Newsroom
The changes are expected to include significant layoffs in areas like sports and international coverage.
ABCNEWS - Dow to cut about 4,500 jobs as emphasis shifts to AI and automation
Dow is planning to cut approximately 4,500 jobs as the chemicals maker puts more emphasis on using artificial intelligence and automation in its business
AXIOS (Kerry Flynn) - Zuck's vision for an AI-powered workforce
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said 2026 will be the year "AI starts to dramatically change the way that we work," as his company flattens teams and provides AI tools to boost individual productivity. Why it matters: Meta is under pressure to justify its aggressive AI spending as it predicts its capital expenditures could nearly double this year to a whopping $135 billion. - Zuckerberg is betting the returns will show not only in its consumer products and advertising business but also its workforce. Zoom in: Zuckerberg said during the earnings call Wednesday that Meta is investing in "AI-native tooling" to help its employees do more on their own. - "We're starting to see projects that used to require big teams now be accomplished by a…
NEWSNATIONNOW (Meg Hilling) - Amazon to cut 16,000 jobs in latest round of layoffs
Amazon said it will offer US-based employees 90 days to find a new role internally and that transition support, including severance, would be provided.