Skip to Main ContentWashington Post Announces 'Significant Staff Reduction': ReportsThe Washington Post is to make “a significant staff reduction,” executives told staff during a Zoom call Wednesday.Reports had suggested the Jeff Bezos-owned publication was preparing to gut the newsroom, and details of how deep the cuts will be are starting to emerge.The New York Times reported that Matt Murray, the Post’s executive editor, told employees the paper would undergo “a broad strategic reset.”This would include closing the sports section “in its current form,” eliminating the Books section, shrinking the international team and restructuring the Metro section, per multiple reports, including Semafor. Bezos has slashed the newsroom's size and dramatically shifted its focus since buying the storied newspaper in 2013.See All UpdatesClose