The Washington Post’s losses soared past $100 million in 2025 as the paper struggled to keep up with a changing news landscape — prompting colossal layoffs earlier this month, according to a Thursday report. 3 Hundreds rally in front of the Washington Post’s office building on Feb. 5 to protest intense layoffs. 3 The Washington Post’s losses soared past $100 million in 2025, according to a report. 3 The Washington Post laid off 30% of its staff, or more than 300 journalists, earlier this month. The broadsheet offered buyouts to newsroom staffers about halfway through 2025, but February’s layoff round signaled the end of such deals and a more intense cost-cutting effort.

Source: Washington Post February 26, 2026 21:50 UTC