The newspaper that revealed the Watergate scandal is dismissing 300 of its 800 journalists, including many foreign correspondents. The decision triggered a wave of emotion and anger both inside and outside the newsroom, directed particularly at the owner, billionaire Jeff Bezos.

Bezos has not publicly responded to several letters sent by Post staffers urging him to curb potential layoffs

Employees were told Wednesday that the paper’s sports desk would close among other cuts and restructures