The Washington Post has announced a raft of cuts that will see 'hundreds' of staff lose their jobs and the entire sports department shut down. The brutal cost-cutting measures were announced to staff on Wednesday morning during an internal Zoom call, the details of which were later shared by affected staff. The Washington Post has announced it is shuttering its entire sports department immediatelyA Post representative confirmed that one-third of the staff would be cut, without saying how many total employees the newspaper has. The Washington Post Guild immediately hit back at the paper's decision to cut so many staff this week, releasing a statement shortly after the Zoom call. In a statement, a Post spokesman said: 'The Washington Post is taking a number of difficult but decisive actions today for our future, in what amounts to a significant restructuring across the company.

Source: Daily Mail February 04, 2026 15:47 UTC