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Jeff Bezos is robbing the Washington Post of political bite. Our goal is to leave a mark

EVEN BY THE standards of an industry defined by brutal contractions, the cuts at the Washington Post shocked. Roughly one-third of its newsroom was wiped out, with more than 300 positions eliminated. Entire departments, including sports and books, were disbanded and foreign bureaus scaled back. The layoffs rank among the largest in American newspaper history, a grim distinction for one of the country’s most storied dailies.

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