Ep. 2362 - Left-Wing "Journalists" PANIC As WaPo FIRES 300+
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What triggered the layoffs at The Washington Post?
The Washington Post fires 300 plus people and the journalistic world is up in arms. The latest on the immigration fiasco in Minnesota. Plus, Scott Besson goes to Congress and shellacks a bunch of Democrats first. That Daily Wire Plus app, that is what you need. It's how you take the Daily Wire with you wherever you go. Get uncensored ad-free daily shows, real investigative journalism, and a community of people who share your values right now. That investigative journalism turns its focus to finding Nancy Guthrie. That is a Daily Wire true crime investigation you can follow day by day. It's really, again, we are putting so much fantastic content on the app, and you're just missing it if you're not on the app.
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Download the Daily Wire Plus app on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Fire Stick, Apple TV, Samsung, Vizio, LG Smart TVs, and of course, the App Store and Google Play. Well, tragedy occurred in the Bezos universe yesterday when 16,000 people were cut from Amazon. This is what the media were very, very concerned about. Amazon said that it was going to cut some 16,000 corporate employees. The first round of cuts in October led to about 14,000 white collar employees receiving pink slips. And even at the time, Amazon was talking about 30,000 job cuts. So, of course. People in the world of journalism, they were deeply affected. They were really upset about the tens of thousands of people who are about to lose their jobs at Amazon, one of the most successful companies in America and in the world.
Oh, I'm just kidding. They didn't care about that. They barely covered that. That lasted in the news for like five seconds. What they are really, really upset about in the Bezos universe is that the Washington Post is going to lay off one third of its staff. Oh, no. So the Washington Post is cutting, wait for it, wait for it, 300 plus jobs. So I'm just going to point out where the sympathies lie. 30,000 people lose their jobs at Amazon because Amazon is cost cutting and reevaluating thanks to AI. And the journalists are like, well, you know, those are people who work at Amazon. Those might be factory workers. Those might be middle management. They're not us. But at the Washington Post, they laid off the third string journalist in Gaza who may or may not be a contractor for Hamas.
They laid off the race and ethnicity reporter for the Washington Post. And my God, the American promise has been sullied and violated. No, this cannot be. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post is cutting one third of its staff, slashing hundreds of jobs across the newsroom and other departments in an effort to trim costs and reshape coverage. The layoffs will affect journalists in nearly all news departments, including the sports, foreign technology, and breaking news teams, as well as business and technology staff. The executive editor, Matt Murray, wrote in a note to newsroom staff on Wednesday, if we are to thrive, not just endure, we must reinvent our journalism and our business model with renewed ambition.
Unclear how many of these cuts are coming from the newsroom. The Post is closing its sports department in its current form, but it's going to retain some roles in that coverage area. It's also shrinking its international coverage, and it will focus on national news and features, investigations, and advice on health and wellness topics.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What triggered the layoffs at The Washington Post?
0:00–5:42
2
How is the media reacting to the Washington Post layoffs?
5:42–7:57
3
What are the implications of Amazon's job cuts for the media?
7:57–10:38
4
How is the Trump administration addressing immigration issues?
10:38–13:11
5
What are the consequences of the Washington Post's staffing changes?
13:11–53:53
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