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the Washington Post effectively blew up its arts section today, dismissing its books, TV, music, and theater critics, features writers, and several editors. (I'm also guessing the vacant film critic position will stay that way.) Just an insane loss of talent and a huge self-inflicted wound.
February 4, 2026 at 9:46 PM
the Washington Post effectively blew up its arts section today, dismissing its books, TV, music, and theater critics, features writers, and several editors. (I'm also guessing the vacant film critic position will stay that way.) Just an insane loss of talent and a huge self-inflicted wound.
Hmm, a hint of bolstered DC sports coverage from the Athletic?
I think it’s a function of metrics and the WaPo beating off competition better than many outlets. But… stay tuned?
February 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Hmm, a hint of bolstered DC sports coverage from the Athletic?
After the layoffs next week, it will barely be the Washington Post anymore.
Of note: On the attendee roster of this D.C. fete, Bezos is listed as the founder of Amazon, Blue Origin and Prometheus, but not as the owner of The Washington Post
some Washington Post news: Jeff Bezos is expected to attend the Alfalfa Club dinner in Washington, D.C. tonight, according to a seating chart obtained by @tylerpager.bsky.social. He is sitting at a table near Fred Ryan, the former Washington Post publisher. President Trump will also be there.
January 31, 2026 at 7:48 PM
After the layoffs next week, it will barely be the Washington Post anymore.
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Imagine having a sports section so great that some upstart competitor’s plan is to simply steal it.
Svrluga, Wallace, Janes and Buckner are the only ones left. I hope the reward for their loyalty isn’t Will Lewis handing them Amazon gift cards on their way out the door.
Svrluga, Wallace, Janes and Buckner are the only ones left. I hope the reward for their loyalty isn’t Will Lewis handing them Amazon gift cards on their way out the door.
January 24, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Imagine having a sports section so great that some upstart competitor’s plan is to simply steal it.
Svrluga, Wallace, Janes and Buckner are the only ones left. I hope the reward for their loyalty isn’t Will Lewis handing them Amazon gift cards on their way out the door.
Svrluga, Wallace, Janes and Buckner are the only ones left. I hope the reward for their loyalty isn’t Will Lewis handing them Amazon gift cards on their way out the door.
The once great Washington Post Sports section is now essentially dead.
According to an internal email to Washington Post sports staff, the paper isn't sending any reporters to cover the winter Olympics next month. The decision comes as major layoffs are expected in the coming weeks.
January 24, 2026 at 1:17 AM
The once great Washington Post Sports section is now essentially dead.
Word is cuts include the Post Sports travel budget.
Scoop: As Washington Post leadership mingles with global leaders in Davos, the newsroom in DC is anxiety-ridden, bracing for a fresh round of layoffs and operational cost cuts set for February
www.status.news/p/washington...
www.status.news/p/washington...
Pruning The Post
As Washington Post leaders mingle in Davos, newsroom managers are preparing to make cuts to the staff and budgets, Status has learned, prompting a fresh wave of anxiety inside Jeff Bezos’ newspaper.
www.status.news
January 22, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Word is cuts include the Post Sports travel budget.
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Can’t believe there is much more to cut in Metro and still be able to have a section. If they cut Sports, how many beats survive?
Scoop: WaPo head of visuals Greg Manifold is leaving for other opportunities, according to an internal memo
It’s the latest gut punch to the WaPo newsroom, which is anticipating significant cuts to audio, sports and metro divisions ahead
www.status.news/p/washington...
It’s the latest gut punch to the WaPo newsroom, which is anticipating significant cuts to audio, sports and metro divisions ahead
www.status.news/p/washington...
Pain at The Post
As morale sinks and top talent exits, staffers at The Washington Post are bracing for more pain ahead of the holidays—raising questions about Will Lewis’ leadership, nearly two years into his tenure a...
www.status.news
October 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Can’t believe there is much more to cut in Metro and still be able to have a section. If they cut Sports, how many beats survive?
If you want a troubling preview of where local sports coverage is going with the Washington Post, look at the coverage of the Wizards' preseason. The Post's Wiz beat writer wrote just five stories over the month of training camp, and one of the five was about ticket prices!/1
October 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If you want a troubling preview of where local sports coverage is going with the Washington Post, look at the coverage of the Wizards' preseason. The Post's Wiz beat writer wrote just five stories over the month of training camp, and one of the five was about ticket prices!/1
One of the most notable things of his tenure so far is how he significantly shrunk the section. Before he came, there were 2-3 op-ed pages most days and sometimes even more on Sundays. Now, it’s down to one page a lot of days and just two last Sunday.
Some scoops in here: Adam O'Neal is telling people he will helm The WaPo's flagship opinion podcast, spending upwards of four hours a day on it. He's also indicated, per a source, that he plans to remain in his current job for decades. www.status.news/p/washington...
October 8, 2025 at 3:33 AM
One of the most notable things of his tenure so far is how he significantly shrunk the section. Before he came, there were 2-3 op-ed pages most days and sometimes even more on Sundays. Now, it’s down to one page a lot of days and just two last Sunday.
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Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it
National Guard is now tasked with picking up garbage in DC
August 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it
I don’t know—dumping the whole season on the weekend the NFL season starts doesn’t seem like a strategy to get viewers. Peacock is basing a good part of its streaming strategy on sports and they’re going to put their most high-profile show on against a huge sports weekend?
Instead of a janky, four weeks-with-multiple-episodes-each-week release, Peacock has decided to binge-drop “The Paper” on Sept. 4. Which probably should’ve been the plan all along? Anyway:
Peacock Will Deliver ‘The Paper’ All at Once With Change to Binge Release
The ‘Office’ follow-up had initially been scheduled to roll out over a few weeks in September.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I don’t know—dumping the whole season on the weekend the NFL season starts doesn’t seem like a strategy to get viewers. Peacock is basing a good part of its streaming strategy on sports and they’re going to put their most high-profile show on against a huge sports weekend?
Crazy that the Post is buying out their longtime soccer writer a year before the World Cup comes to the US….but mazel tov to Steven Goff.
Congrats to @stevengoff.bsky.social on a legendary run at the post covering #DCU and all things soccer!
July 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Crazy that the Post is buying out their longtime soccer writer a year before the World Cup comes to the US….but mazel tov to Steven Goff.
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Two nuggs via Elliotte Friedman (www.sportsnet.ca/article/what...)
July 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Two nuggs via Elliotte Friedman (www.sportsnet.ca/article/what...)
The Post may be printing the same number of Sports stories as they were before the merging of the print sections, but not making one of those Sports stories today a Caps free agent preview was a pretty bad omission. (I'm not even asking for a column, just a story...)
July 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The Post may be printing the same number of Sports stories as they were before the merging of the print sections, but not making one of those Sports stories today a Caps free agent preview was a pretty bad omission. (I'm not even asking for a column, just a story...)
Vitek Vanecek is a Stanley Cup champion.
June 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Vitek Vanecek is a Stanley Cup champion.
The Washington Post is a self-proclaimed national newspaper but didn’t send a reporter to any games of the Stanley Cup Final.
June 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The Washington Post is a self-proclaimed national newspaper but didn’t send a reporter to any games of the Stanley Cup Final.
My dream of becoming a Washington Post columnist may now be possible…
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/b...
The Washington Post Plans an Influx of Outside Opinion Writers
www.nytimes.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
My dream of becoming a Washington Post columnist may now be possible…
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/b...
20 minutes to round two. Let’s bring it home, Caps!
May 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
20 minutes to round two. Let’s bring it home, Caps!
11-year-old on watching Logan Thompson play goalie: “It looks like he doesn’t know what he’s doing, but he does!”
May 1, 2025 at 12:37 AM
11-year-old on watching Logan Thompson play goalie: “It looks like he doesn’t know what he’s doing, but he does!”
Pretty sure that the Caps have never swept a best of seven playoff series in their history. (They have swept a best of five series.)
April 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Pretty sure that the Caps have never swept a best of seven playoff series in their history. (They have swept a best of five series.)
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One of the best games of Ovi's career
April 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
One of the best games of Ovi's career
Looking back on this 15 years later, it’s incredible that it may not even make the top 3 in devastating Caps losses in the pre-Cup Ovi era. 2017 was worse, 2015 I think was. 2016? 2009? So many choices.
looking back at caps-canadiens (in 2010) (feat. @dcsportsbog.bsky.social on A1) (and some other stuff)
April 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Looking back on this 15 years later, it’s incredible that it may not even make the top 3 in devastating Caps losses in the pre-Cup Ovi era. 2017 was worse, 2015 I think was. 2016? 2009? So many choices.
According to Sports Business Journal’s Buzzcast pod, Caps local TV ratings up 41 percent this season.
April 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
According to Sports Business Journal’s Buzzcast pod, Caps local TV ratings up 41 percent this season.
An Alex Ovechkin commemorative section featuring a 2010 @dcsportsbog.bsky.social article!
April 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
An Alex Ovechkin commemorative section featuring a 2010 @dcsportsbog.bsky.social article!