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Jeff Bezos Killed the Washington Post

Jeff Bezos killed the Washington Post on Wednesday.

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Jeff Bezos faces backlash after The Washington Post layoffs: 'His net worth is nearly $250B'

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Jeff Bezos net worth amid Washington Post layoffs

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Jeff Bezos's Washington Post guts staff, shrinks news coverage

The Washington Post, owned by Amazon.com (AMZN.O) founder Jeff Bezos, began widespread layoffs on Wednesday that will drastically shrink the size of the storied newspaper and affect all departments, a...

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I worked at The Washington Post for 28 years. Jeff Bezos just destroyed it.

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Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post conducts widespread layoffs, gutting a third of its staff

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“Something I will be most proud of when I’m 90”: How Jeff Bezos used to talk about The Washington Post, and what’s changed

Almost exactly seven years later, on February 4, 2026, the Post undertook massive layoffs, cutting a reported 30% of jobs across the organization, including more than 300 from the newsroom.

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How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post

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Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post Cuts 30% of Staff, Laying Off More Than 300 Employees Including Amazon Beat Reporter

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Blame Jeff Bezos! And then stop hoping billionaires bail out the news.

The problem with billionaires like Jeff Bezos owning news properties like The Washington Post is they can decide one day to turn off the spigot.

The Financial Express

‘$75mn for Melania, $5m for wedding ring’ but no money for WaPo? Jeff Bezos under attack

Taking to his official X account, the US Senator wrote on Wednesday (US time), “If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don’t tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.”

Jeff Bezos Retakes World’s No. 3 Richest Title—Passing Sergey Brin After Amazon Shutters Retail Stores

Jeff Bezos became the world’s third-richest person again on Tuesday while reclaiming the spot from Google cofounder Sergey Brin, who surpassed Bezos earlier this month, as Amazon shares rose after announcing it would shutter dozens of retail stores to expand its Whole Foods Market business.

Washington Post cutting hundreds of jobs, as US media faces Trump pressure

The newspaper, now owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, once helped bring down US President Richard Nixon in the Watergate scandal.

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Where billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg's yachts have been spotted ahead of New Year's Eve

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Billionaires like Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, are flocking toward warm Caribbean waters for New Year's Eve.BG041/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Billionaires appear to be ...