The Washington Post has lost over 1/2 million subscribers in the past year. Blame it on the economy, competition or the reporting. Layoffs were announced. The news was upsetting to employees, as would be expected. Leaders refused to give specifics.
Publisher Fred Ryan refuses to take staff questions after announcing Q1 layoffs in “Town Hall”
Video from Annie Gowen, National correspondent for The Washington Post
“Welcome to the Washington Post All-Employee Town Hall, a bastion of First Amendment free expression. Now sit down and shut up.”
Apparently, the publisher refused to answer reporters’ questions. But they get that all the time on the job.