• The Washington Post (WaPo) suffered a $100 million revenue loss in 2024, primarily due to a massive decline in digital readership, dropping from 22.5 million daily users to just 2.5 to three million.
• In response to financial struggles, WaPo laid off approximately 100 employees. The paper also experienced significant staff resignations, including high-profile editors and columnists, following the decision not to endorse Kamala Harris during the 2024 election.
• The publication’s credibility and influence have been severely eroded by internal conflicts over editorial decisions such as not endorsing Harris, which led to a loss of 250,000 paid subscribers.
• Bezos’s decision not to endorse Harris, which he defended in an op-ed, sparked a significant exodus of long-time staffers further damaging the publication’s reputation and newsroom.
• WaPo’s struggles highlight the challenges faced by traditional media outlets in a polarized and digital-first media landscape, raising questions about its ability to regain stability.

The Washington Post (WaPo), once a bastion of American journalism, finds itself in a state of unprecedented decline as it grapples with a staggering $100 million revenue loss in 2024 and a near-collapse of its digital readership.

WaPo‘s struggles are emblematic of a publication caught between shifting political tides and internal turmoil. During the peak of the 2024 presidential election, the newspaper’s website averaged just 2.5 million to three million daily visitors – a stark contrast to the 22.5 million daily users it boasted at the start of the Biden administration.

This 87 percent decline in digital traffic has had a devastating impact on the paper’s bottom line, with subscription and ad revenue plummeting by $100 million in 2024 alone. The resulting loss of revenue has forced WaPo to lay off roughly 100 employees this month, marking yet another chapter in its ongoing financial and editorial crisis. The layoffs impacted about four percent of the publication’s workforce and primarily targeted business divisions. (Related: Washington Post to lay off nearly 100 employees in latest round of cuts.)

A WaPo spokesperson said the publication “is continuing its transformation to meet the needs of the industry, build a more sustainable future and reach audiences where they are.” They added: “Changes across our business functions are all in service of our greater goal to best position the Post for the future.”

The paper’s woes were further compounded when it lost 250,000 paid subscribers in a single blow after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos intervened to block an endorsement of outgoing Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 election cycle. The decision not to endorse Harris, a move that broke with decades of tradition, sparked a wave of resignations and internal dissent.

Bezos defended his decision not to endorse the Democrat in an October op-ed, writing that “presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election.” Later, the Amazon founder insisted that his refusal to back Harris “was the right decision” he was “proud” to have chosen.

WaPo faces credibility crisis with staff resignations

While Bezos defended his decision not to endorse Harris, the WaPo newsroom did not take too kindly to it. Many longtime staffers left the paper including Robert Kagan, the paper’s editor-at-large. Kagan, the husband of former Department of State official Victoria Nuland, stepped down in October.

Several staffers followed suit and handed in their resignation letters. Managing editor Matea Gold and reporters Josh Dawsey, Michael Scherer, Ashley Parker and Tyler Pager jumped ship and joined other mainstream media publications.

WaPo was also rocked by two resignations this month. Columnist Jennifer Rubin announced her exit just days before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, lambasting the paper for failing to uphold its journalistic mission.

“Bezos and his cronies accommodate and enable the most acute threat to American democracy – Donald Trump – at a time when a vibrant free press is more essential than ever to our democracy’s survival and capacity to thrive,” Rubin wrote in her resignation letter.

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes also resigned after WaPo refused to publish her satirical cartoon depicting Bezos and other Big Tech figures groveling before Trump. These departures have left the publication’s newsroom and editorial sections severely depleted, further eroding its credibility and influence.

WaPo’s decline is a cautionary tale for legacy media outlets navigating an increasingly polarized and fragmented media landscape. Once a symbol of journalistic excellence, the paper now struggles to retain readers, revenue, and relevance. Its slogan, “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” rings hollow as WaPo itself teeters on the brink of irrelevance.

Whether Bezos can steer the publication back to stability or whether it will continue its downward spiral remains an open question. For now, WaPo‘s future looks as uncertain as the democracy it claims to defend.

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