Oliver Darcy@oliverdarcy
Dec 14, 2022
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News: The Washington Post will conduct layoffs in the coming year, publisher Fred Ryan told staffers in a town hall, sources tell me. Ryan indicated the cuts will be in the single-digits of the workforce. He also said total headcount will not shrink by end of next year.
In statement, WaPo's chief spokesperson @@Kathy Baird confirms "a number of positions will be eliminated," resulting in a single digit cut to its workforce.
"This will not be a net reduction in Post headcount," Baird adds, saying the paper will invest in certain areas in 2023.
"We are not going to turn this into a grievance session," publisher Fred Ryan told WaPo employees when peppered with questions after informing staffers of looming cuts. Obviously, this did not go over well. twitter.com/anniegowen/sta
Annie Gowen@anniegowen
Dec 14 22
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NEW: @The Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan refuses to take staff questions after announcing Q1 layoffs in “Town Hall” @Washington Post Guild
The town hall had been hotly anticipated at WaPo after the decision to cut the Sunday magazine. “After brutal layoffs, we want answers about WaPo’s future,” The Guild said ahead of the internal event. “Democracy Dies in Darkness, right?” Full story here: cnn.com/2022/12/14/med
The Washington Post Guild blasts publisher Fred Ryan for the "unceremonious announcement of layoffs" at today's town hall and his refusal to take questions: "This behavior is unacceptable from any leader, but especially the leader of a news organization..."
WaPo publisher Fred Ryan has now emailed the newsroom after today's contentious town hall: "I recognize that, in the meantime, this information will understandably generate a great deal of uncertainty across our organization."
Oliver Darcy
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