According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post hemorrhaged more than $100 million in 2025 alone. That eye-popping figure follows a $100 million loss in 2024 and another $77 million in 2023. Three straight years of red ink have pushed the once-dominant newsroom into what insiders describe as a deep and painful reckoning.
For a publication owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos — one of the wealthiest men on the planet — the situation raises serious questions. How does a paper with virtually unlimited backing find itself burning through hundreds of millions of dollars? And more importantly, can it survive the collapse in readership and morale that insiders now admit has been building for years?
Earlier this month, the Post confirmed it would slash roughly 30 percent of its workforce. The layoffs mark one of the most dramatic downsizing efforts in the paper’s modern history. Just two years ago, in October 2023, the company reported having about 2,500 employees. Now, executive editor Matt Murray says the newsroom has shrunk to around 1,300 staffers. That is nearly half the workforce gone in a remarkably short period of time.
The paper’s leadership is acknowledging the crisis, at least internally. In a presentation to newsroom employees, acting Chief Executive and Publisher Jeff D’Onofrio pointed directly at spending decisions made before the collapse began. According to reports, he blamed heavy hiring sprees that added hundreds of employees before revenue started sliding.
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