Lots of people are talking about the collapse of CNN and MSNBC’s ratings following the 2024 election, but a similar thing seems to be happening at the Washington Post.
The paper is on course to lose almost $80 million dollars this year, and that was the case even before they suffered a massive loss of subscriptions when owner Jeff Bezos decided the paper would not endorse Kamala Harris for president.
The Washington Free Beacon reports:
Washington Post Was on Track To Lose $77 Million—Before Mass Boycott Over Presidential Non-EndorsementThe Washington Post was on track to lose $77 million this year even before a mass boycott erupted over its decision not to endorse a presidential candidate, New York magazine reported.”The level of anger is through the roof, and fear is also through the roof,” one Post staffer said.The projected losses, which the paper’s leadership revealed in a recent staff meeting, do not account for the exodus of 250,000 subscribers upset over the paper not endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential bid, according to New York magazine.”The top stories that do well convert 200 readers to subscribers,” another staffer told the magazine. “You’re doing your best work, hoping you convert 200 subscribers. And we lost 250,000 through naïveté and poor decision-making.””[It’s] not a surprise at all,” another Post staffer said of the report. “It means ‘buckle up.’”
One of the problems plaguing the Washington Post is that it has become hostage to its own left-wing readership. They do not want balance. They want ‘resistance’ reporting that confirms their biases against Trump and Republicans.
It’s one of the reasons why Washington Post columnist Jen Rubin feels comfortable saying things like “Republicans want to kill your kids.”
WaPo management recently announced that Washington Post staffers will be required to return to in-office work in the coming months. People are speculating that this is a way to get some employees to leave voluntarily.
The New York Post reports:
Washington Post warns staff who refuse return-to-office mandate: ‘We will accept resignation’Washington Post management plans to scrap the hybrid work schedule, telling employees it will accept the resignation of any staffer who refuses to return to the office five days a week, according to a report.The Jeff Bezos-owned broadsheet shared an internal Q&A on Monday that included a section devoted to the new return-to-office policy, which was announced earlier this month as the newsroom was reeling over management’s decision not to endorse a presidential candidate in this year’s election.“What would you say to a person who does not wish to return to a 5-day a week office schedule?” one of the questions read.“If an employee decides they do not wish to return to work at The Post on a 5-day a week office schedule, we understand and will accept their resignation,” the memo said.
Liberal media outlets are facing a reckoning. They need to adapt or fade into obscurity.
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