Washington Post weighs shutting down its iconic sports desk amid cost cuts
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The Washington Post is reportedly weighing the shuttering of its sports desk amid ongoing cost-cutting and layoffs, after scrapping Winter Olympics coverage; if the desk is dissolved, the paper would join a trend of dissolving standalone sports operations by peers like the New York Times, as financial losses and staff buyouts erode institutional memory.
- Washington Post sports desk reportedly could be shuttered entirely Awful Announcing
- Washington Post Tears Up Plans to Cover Winter Olympics The New York Times
- Pruning The Post status.news
- Washington Post Cancels On-Site Winter Olympics Coverage Ahead of Expected Layoffs thewrap.com
- 'The Washington Post' Is Reportedly Getting Rid Of Its Entire Sports Department Yahoo Sports
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