WaPo Sub Cancellations Surge After Bezos-Led Restructuring
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A New York Times report says that after Jeff Bezos-backed job cuts at the Washington Post—roughly 350 of 800 reporters laid off, with the sports and books departments folded and the metro section gutted—more than 60,000 digital subscribers canceled in the following week, potentially costing about $2.4 million annually at the paper's $40/year digital rate; Bezos has steered major strategic changes while largely staying out of newsroom operations since 2023.
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