(Feb 5): The Washington Post began widespread layoffs on Wednesday that will drastically shrink the size of the storied newspaper, affecting all departments, according to a recording of the call shared with Reuters. "For too long, we've operated with a structure that's too rooted in the days when we were a quasi-monopoly local newspaper," Murray said on the call, adding that "we need a new way forward and a sounder foundation." “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," the Post said in a statement. The Washington Post last year made changes across several business functions and announced job cuts, saying then that the reductions would not impact its newsroom. “Today’s layoffs at the Washington Post are a devastating setback for the scores of individual journalists affected and for the journalism profession," said National Press Club president Mark Schoeff Jr, in a statement.

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