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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jeremy Barr in Washington

Mass layoffs fuel fears of ‘death spiral’ at Washington Post

Building at night against indigo sky, with white neon sign spelling out The Washington Post.
One Franklin Square, home of the Washington Post newspaper in downtown Washington DC on Wednesday. Photograph: Pablo Martínez Monsiváis/AP

Under Marty Baron, the Washington Post won 11 Pulitzer prizes and expanded its newsroom to house more than 1,000 journalists. The storied newspaper’s future is now in question, according to its former executive editor.

“The aspirations of this news organization are diminished,” Baron told the Guardian in an interview. “I think that’ll translate into fewer subscribers. And I hope it’s not a death spiral, but I worry that it might be.”

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