The Wall Street Journal sharply cut its Washington, D.C., bureau staff on Thursday, letting nearly 20 reporters and various editors go as the paper re-envisions the bureau’s reporting structure. The paper’s law bureau chief will also oversee judiciary-related stories. Some of the affected staffers include multiple deputy bureau chiefs and reporters covering policy, according to multiple Journal sources. The layoffs were previously reported by multiple news outlets, though official word to staffers did not arrive until Thursday morning. That included the move of then-Washington bureau chief Paul Beckett to a new role dedicated to securing reporter Evan Gershkovich’s removal from Russia.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 02, 2024 11:41 UTC