The Washington Post is announcing mass layoffs Wednesday morning, dealing another big blow to a storied media company and a newsroom that has reached a breaking point.

A legendary former editor of The Washington Post has called out the decision to gut the paper’s newsroom, calling it one of the “darkest days” in the publication’s history and torching billionaire own...

Almost exactly seven years later, on February 4, 2026, the Post undertook massive layoffs, cutting a reported 30% of jobs across the organization, including more than 300 from the newsroom.