Cause of death -- MURDER

Alleged murderer -- JEFF BEZOS

One of the greatest journalistic institutions on the planet with an incredible historical and global influence is finished.

It's still going but it's previous function and capabilities have been erased by Bezos another vile corporate suck up to the anti democracy anti free press maga fascist president Trump. May as well be a suburban ad rag now.

International correspondents -- FIRED

Investigative journalism capability -- NOW NONEXISTANT

Once great democratic institutions are destroyed in this case intentionally you can't just snap your fingers and get them back. They're gone forever.

Personally I'm both sad and angry about this.

I've been a Post reader since I learned to read.

Yes I'm even a paid subscriber even though I know Bezos could fund it well in a few hours of his obscene profits.

Vlad Vexler (sadly suffering a serious chronic health crisis) explains it all for you.

Guess they shouldnt have made it into a lying propaganda arm of the Democratic party.

Hopefully now that the activists have been fired it will be worth reading again.

Here is the opposite view that those in their won bubble ignore

https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/02/07/the-washington-post-cuts-prove-journalism-dies-in-wokeness/

"The Post’s demise is also an abject lesson in the dangers of audience capture. It lost nearly a quarter of a million of its subscribers when it did not endorse Kamala Harris in 2024. That was a monster of its own creation.

Then there is the fact that the Washington Post took itself so terribly seriously. Yet, as was apparent to millions of people outside the liberal media bubble, it produced a deeply unserious product. There was its insufferably grandiose Democracy Dies in Darkness re-brand, following Donald Trump’s 2016 election. And of course, the woke hysteria that gripped the newsroom, producing articles like – and I’m not making this up – ‘The racist legacy that many birds carry’. ‘Racism and colonialism are in ornithology’s DNA’, wrote Post journalist Darryl Fears in a frontpage feature back in 2021."

Word is that they laid off 14 of their 19 climate change reporters. Did they really need 19, or were they just trying to virtue signal?

I wonder how many of their LGBTQ+ Issues staff got let go.

Just now, Yagoda said:

Here is the opposite view that those in their won bubble ignore

https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/02/07/the-washington-post-cuts-prove-journalism-dies-in-wokeness/

"The Post’s demise is also an abject lesson in the dangers of audience capture. It lost nearly a quarter of a million of its subscribers when it did not endorse Kamala Harris in 2024. That was a monster of its own creation.

Then there is the fact that the Washington Post took itself so terribly seriously. Yet, as was apparent to millions of people outside the liberal media bubble, it produced a deeply unserious product. There was its insufferably grandiose Democracy Dies in Darkness re-brand, following Donald Trump’s 2016 election. And of course, the woke hysteria that gripped the newsroom, producing articles like – and I’m not making this up – ‘The racist legacy that many birds carry’. ‘Racism and colonialism are in ornithology’s DNA’, wrote Post journalist Darryl Fears in a frontpage feature back in 2021."

Pretty foolish article to cite. The reason the Washington Post reversed itself on its editorial policy was because of one person: Jeff Bezos. The Post is chump change to him. Angering Donald Trump is an altogether riskier proposition.

Troll posts removed @Yagoda if you don’t want replies then stop posting. If you make accusations that others are stalking you again, because you don’t agree with their opinions, then expect further action.

14 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Guess they shouldnt have made it into a lying propaganda arm of the Democratic party.

Hopefully now that the activists have been fired it will be worth reading again.

"Lying propaganda arm of the Democratic Party"

I'm sure you can instantly provides hundreds of examples of WaPo's lies, right? /sarc

In point of fact, WaPo had a pretty strong fact check system, and on the very few occasions when they were in error, they corrected faster than Trump can rage Tweet when a Late Night host disses him.

I suspect what many MAGAs mean when they say "lies" is that WaPo Op-ed writers had OPINIONS which different from the MAGA gospel. I bet WaPo didn't even believe Trump when he claimed he stopped the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. In MAGA world, that likely constitutes blasphemy.

I doubt Bezos has any fondness for Trump, but one thing we have seen in the last year is that great wealth shrinks cojones at worst, and at best gets in the way of greed. Bezos simply ignored the fact that one of Trump's besties ordered the dismemberment of a WaPo journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. Bezos gave Melania a $75 million gift, all-in, and even let her hire a discredited scoundrel and Epstein friend as director of her silly "documentary", and in return has gotten at least $2.4 billion in new government contracts under Trump.

If there is anything positive coming out of the death of WaPo, it is that Bezos hasn't turned it into the NY Post or National Enquirer........yet.

11 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

Pretty foolish article to cite. The reason the Washington Post reversed itself on its editorial policy was because of one person: Jeff Bezos. The Post is chump change to him. Angering Donald Trump is an altogether riskier proposition.

Even using AI search, and maybe even quantum computers, it likely took days to find such an obscure and partisan source.

On 2/8/2026 at 2:42 AM, Jingthing said:

Cause of death -- MURDER

Alleged murderer -- JEFF BEZOS

One of the greatest journalistic institutions on the planet with an incredible historical and global influence is finished.

It's still going but it's previous function and capabilities have been erased by Bezos another vile corporate suck up to the anti democracy anti free press maga fascist president Trump. May as well be a suburban ad rag now.

International correspondents -- FIRED

Investigative journalism capability -- NOW NONEXISTANT

Once great democratic institutions are destroyed in this case intentionally you can't just snap your fingers and get them back. They're gone forever.

Personally I'm both sad and angry about this.

I've been a Post reader since I learned to read.

Yes I'm even a paid subscriber even though I know Bezos could fund it well in a few hours of his obscene profits.

Do you really think Jeff Bezos should continue to cover the Washington Post's losses of $100 million per year?

18 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

Pretty foolish article to cite. The reason the Washington Post reversed itself on its editorial policy was because of one person: Jeff Bezos. The Post is chump change to him. Angering Donald Trump is an altogether riskier proposition.

Jeff Bezos should cover the Washington Post's losses of $100 million per year?

Just now, Effective altruism said:

Jeff Bezos should cover the Washington Post's losses of $100 million per year?

You are missing the point. Jeff Bezos decided to suck up to Trump which is the reason why its audience has shrunk so sharply.

7 hours ago, Wingate said:

"Lying propaganda arm of the Democratic Party"

I'm sure you can instantly provides hundreds of examples of WaPo's lies, right? /sarc

In point of fact, WaPo had a pretty strong fact check system, and on the very few occasions when they were in error, they corrected faster than Trump can rage Tweet when a Late Night host disses him.

I suspect what many MAGAs mean when they say "lies" is that WaPo Op-ed writers had OPINIONS which different from the MAGA gospel. I bet WaPo didn't even believe Trump when he claimed he stopped the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. In MAGA world, that likely constitutes blasphemy.

I doubt Bezos has any fondness for Trump, but one thing we have seen in the last year is that great wealth shrinks cojones at worst, and at best gets in the way of greed. Bezos simply ignored the fact that one of Trump's besties ordered the dismemberment of a WaPo journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. Bezos gave Melania a $75 million gift, all-in, and even let her hire a discredited scoundrel and Epstein friend as director of her silly "documentary", and in return has gotten at least $2.4 billion in new government contracts under Trump.

If there is anything positive coming out of the death of WaPo, it is that Bezos hasn't turned it into the NY Post or National Enquirer........yet.

I appreciate how you manage to turn every post into an anti-MAGA statement. It seems like you could benefit from some therapy.

1 minute ago, Alan Zweibel said:

You are missing the point. Jeff Bezos decided to suck up to Trump which is the reason why its audience has shrunk so sharply.

The Washington Post could create a product that people want to buy. Newspapers are declining; we must accept this reality.

26 minutes ago, Effective altruism said:

The Washington Post could create a product that people want to buy. Newspapers are declining; we must accept this reality.

Instead they found a guy who decided to make it worse. To sacrifice it to his other ambitions.

On 2/8/2026 at 2:42 AM, Jingthing said:

Cause of death -- MURDER

Alleged murderer -- JEFF BEZOS

One of the greatest journalistic institutions on the planet with an incredible historical and global influence is finished.

It's still going but it's previous function and capabilities have been erased by Bezos another vile corporate suck up to the anti democracy anti free press maga fascist president Trump. May as well be a suburban ad rag now.

International correspondents -- FIRED

Investigative journalism capability -- NOW NONEXISTANT

Once great democratic institutions are destroyed in this case intentionally you can't just snap your fingers and get them back. They're gone forever.

Personally I'm both sad and angry about this.

I've been a Post reader since I learned to read.

Yes I'm even a paid subscriber even though I know Bezos could fund it well in a few hours of his obscene profits.

The WAPO has been dying for a decade.

The retired reporter referenced above puts it this way:

Subscriptions began diving after Biden was elected. The rage that fueled circulation disappeared alongside Trump. You see the same effect not only at the NYT but at most left-leaning periodicals, many of which went bust.

So, why did NYT succeed and they fizzled? Bundling! Reporters never like to hear this, but Wordle, the Athletic, Wirecutter, etc., keep the hard newshounds employed. NYT sells them as packages, giving subscribers an affirmative reason to spend their money.

https://outsidethebeltway.com/the-slow-death-of-the-washington-post/#:~:text=Whatever%20the%20cause%20or%20rationale,it%20with%20subscription%20fees%20alone.

Good riddance to the Propaganda pushers. Politically biased misinformation is not a great recipe for success.

On 2/8/2026 at 9:49 PM, Yagoda said:

Here is the opposite view that those in their won bubble ignore

https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/02/07/the-washington-post-cuts-prove-journalism-dies-in-wokeness/

"The Post’s demise is also an abject lesson in the dangers of audience capture. It lost nearly a quarter of a million of its subscribers when it did not endorse Kamala Harris in 2024. That was a monster of its own creation.

Then there is the fact that the Washington Post took itself so terribly seriously. Yet, as was apparent to millions of people outside the liberal media bubble, it produced a deeply unserious product. There was its insufferably grandiose Democracy Dies in Darkness re-brand, following Donald Trump’s 2016 election. And of course, the woke hysteria that gripped the newsroom, producing articles like – and I’m not making this up – ‘The racist legacy that many birds carry’. ‘Racism and colonialism are in ornithology’s DNA’, wrote Post journalist Darryl Fears in a frontpage feature back in 2021."

Actually all journalism started dying around 2001, that was when ITN and other MSM stopped gathering their own news and just rewriting from AP and Reuters (news wire services).

Nothing to do with politics, just changing technology.

53 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Actually all journalism started dying around 2001, that was when ITN and other MSM stopped gathering their own news and just rewriting from AP and Reuters (news wire services).

Nothing to do with politics, just changing technology.

Agree, and all seem nothing but an echo box, of opinionated op-ed, calling themselves news outlets, and anything but.

MSM monopolized by a few corporate entities, that provide nothing but distractions for the mindless. Sadly it runs way too deep in all media & entertainment, shaping the opinion and policies worldwide. Reprogramming the minds of the masses.

Mind boggling how ignorant they are of the programming being done to them. Especially for us older folks, who seem to forgot, how we use to question everything we were told, back in the 60s & 70's, when there was still some independent and investigating reporting being done.

AN is proof to that, and surprise how some older members are just sucking up all up as facts.

6 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Mind boggling how ignorant they are of the programming being done to them. Especially for us older folks, who seem to forgot, how we use to question everything we were told, back in the 60s & 70's, when there was still some independent and investigating reporting being done.

No kidding, I dared to question the results of a study in a Facebook group the other day and was criticized for it.

2 minutes ago, Alan Zweibel said:

Pretty foolish article to cite. The reason the Washington Post reversed itself on its editorial policy was because of one person: Jeff Bezos. The Post is chump change to him. Angering Donald Trump is an altogether riskier proposition.

So you don't figure that all that red ink the WP has been bleeding for years is why they needed to cut staff? That's an expensive hobby, even for Bezos.

Go Woke, Go Broke.

Looks like it's even bloodier than initially reported:

News reports about the layoffs, including this one from the New York Times, generally agreed that about one-third of the Post’s newsroom would be eliminated by the layoffs. However, an accounting by the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, the union that represents Post journalists, finds that the paper’s management eliminated closer to half of the journalists it used to employ.

Actually, the Washington Post Layoffs Were a Bigger Bloodbath Than You Thought - Washingtonian

4 minutes ago, impulse said:

So you don't figure that all that red ink the WP has been bleeding for years is why they needed to cut staff? That's an expensive hobby, even for Bezos.

Go Woke, Go Broke.

Looks like it's even bloodier than initially reported:

News reports about the layoffs, including this one from the New York Times, generally agreed that about one-third of the Post’s newsroom would be eliminated by the layoffs. However, an accounting by the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, the union that represents Post journalists, finds that the paper’s management eliminated closer to half of the journalists it used to employ.

Actually, the Washington Post Layoffs Were a Bigger Bloodbath Than You Thought - Washingtonian

As Nate Silver pointed out, Jeff Bezos went out of his way to alienate the audience most inclined to subscribe to the Post. It hemorrhaged subscribers after he announced a shift to right for the Post.

1 hour ago, Alan Zweibel said:

As Nate Silver pointed out, Jeff Bezos went out of his way to alienate the audience most inclined to subscribe to the Post. It hemorrhaged subscribers after he announced a shift to right for the Post.

It wasnt a "shift to the right" it was an attempt to bring it back to fact based journalism, instead of popular false narratives that served as shiny baubles for delulu lefties.

Like junkies, swallowers of all these woke false narratives must go through a painful withdrawal, and its human nature to blame others for the pain and embarrassment.

11 minutes ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

It wasnt a "shift to the right" it was an attempt to bring it back to fact based journalism, instead of popular false narratives that served as shiny baubles for delulu lefties.

Like junkies, swallowers of all these woke false narratives must go through a painful withdrawal, and its human nature to blame others for the pain and embarrassment.

I was expecting some comment like this. You are missing the point. Impulse criticized the Post for its business acumen. I simply pointed out that the decisions taken by Bezos alienated its readership. Whether that was a decision that improved the quality of its journalism is another matter.

JB should sell it to Jobs' ex-wife (who owns The Atlantic) for $1.

10 minutes ago, bendejo said:

JB should sell it to Jobs' ex-wife (who owns The Atlantic) for $1.

I think they are trying to get away from cesspool shiny bauble false narratives to please "sufferers", not dive deeper into the stinking mess. Nothing is deeper in that repugnant pool than the Atlantic. I lost count how many absurd and deranged false narratives that outlet pushed (to the glee then finally dismay of team woke)

7 hours ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

I think they are trying to get away from cesspool shiny bauble false narratives to please "sufferers", not dive deeper into the stinking mess. Nothing is deeper in that repugnant pool than the Atlantic. I lost count how many absurd and deranged false narratives that outlet pushed (to the glee then finally dismay of team woke)

The Atlantic was somewhat decent at times, but then Trump came along, and things went downhill.