I was saddened to read about the recent widespread layoffs at The Washington Post. Like many newspapers, the Post is confronting declining readership at a time when fewer Americans, particularly younger ones, engage with print journalism. Where I lived determined which paper I read: The New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Miami Herald, the Jerusalem Post, among others. If I lived in Washington, I would unquestionably subscribe to the Post. When a newspaper with the history and civic role of The Washington Post is allowed to erode despite the means to sustain it, readers are left to draw unsettling conclusions.

Source: Washington Post February 07, 2026 14:15 UTC