‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers

The Washington Post headquarters in Washington DC last month, before Wednesday’s ‘strategic reset’. Photograph: Annabelle Gordon/Reuters

The Washington Post laid off hundreds of employees on Wednesday, which its former executive editor said “ranks among the darkest days” in the newspaper’s history. Approximately one-third of employees were affected.

Staffers at the Post have been on edge for weeks about the rumored cuts, which the publication would not confirm or deny. “It’s an absolute bloodbath,” said one employee, not authorized to speak publicly.