Posted on 08/30/2022 5:48:29 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
If you were to ask most conservatives what the worst newspaper in the country is, you’d get a lot of arguments between The New York Times and The Washington Post. But, despite the Times’ deep hatred of Republicans and its clear partisan reporting, in my opinion, the correct answer is the Post.
No national newspaper has been as blatant of a mouthpiece for government corruption and political bias, and if you still have doubts, just remember that they also employ Taylor Lorenz, perhaps the worst “reporter” on the planet. Don’t get me wrong, I think the Times is a destructive entity, but the Post is the worst of the worst, and if you want a recent example, see my colleague Brad Slager’s latest piece.
Of course, newspapers must still exist within the free market, and apparently, being a mouthpiece for the Democrat Party isn’t all that profitable. According to a new report from the Times, the Post has hit a financial iceberg and is taking on water. CEO Fred Ryan has suggested cutting 100 positions in the newsroom.
SCOOP: The Washington Post is on track to lose money this year, sources say. It been unable to boost subscribers back to the 3 million it had in 2020 — and CEO Fred Ryan has floated cutting 100 newsroom positions. Story here from me and @BenMullin https://t.co/xas2BHSR56
— Katie Robertson (@katie_robertson) August 30, 2022
When there’s talk of people losing their jobs, I’m often sympathetic. In this case, I couldn’t care less. The Post is a terrible, bad-faith publication that trashes its political opponents and doesn’t even attempt to offer a balanced view of the political sphere. All the while, they claim to be a standard bearer of non-partisan, fair reporting. In reality, most of its reporters are vicious partisans who spend their time writing hit pieces to push Democrat narratives. Not a single Republican should lose sleep over any layoffs happening within that newsroom.
Besides, it appears this move is warranted for more reasons than just financial concerns.
Washington Post CEO Fred Ryan is concerned about low productivity in the newsroom, according to our sources. He asked for Zoom records and found there were fewer meetings on Fridays. He also monitors badge swipe reports as he pushes for RTO https://t.co/xas2BHSR56 w/ @BenMullin
— Katie Robertson (@katie_robertson) August 30, 2022
The reporters that work at the Post have it made compared to most Americans. They get good salaries and benefits with an amount of flexibility most couldn’t dream of. Yet, they apparently can’t even be bothered to show up for work anymore. Heck, they aren’t even showing up for Zoom meetings. That’s how entitled the paper’s workforce has become. As Taylor Lorenz’s behavior has shown, the inmates run the asylum, and that’s obviously a recipe for financial losses. Riding the woke wave only takes you so far before more normal people decide to do something else with their money.
Regardless, don’t expect this news to lead to any contrition or change within the news industry. Instead, we’ll get wailing and gnashing of teeth with a lot of “you don’t understand how a newsroom works” appeals to authority. Journalists are nothing if they aren’t hopelessly arrogant, and none of them want to take responsibility for their own failures.
The deep state writes all their material anyway.
The official rag of the democrat party.
I would have thought that Jeff Bezos is running a tight ship at the Washington Post. Apparently not. Better late than never. Fred Ryan firing 100 Liberals should do the trick. They'll still publish propaganda but they'll stop playing hooky.
The Washington Post and New York Times had contempt for most of their citizens. They wrote for themselves and people like the 'guy one desk over' in the News Room.
Maybe when these papers stop printing - stop existing - a real paper can move in and earn the trust and respect of their city's residents.
CEO Fred Ryan has floated cutting 100 newsroom positions.
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So, now is it a recession?
The Wash Post led the charge against Paul VI’s Humanae Vitae in 1968, the encyclical that made the simple, true conclusion that all intimacy belongs in marriage. Wash Post supported Hug Hefner to reject Paul VI and to accept the view that woman are toys and pregnant women are broken toys that need to be fixed by abortion. Wash Post workers are are doomed in this life and the next.
The feel good story of the day.
How can a Bezos entity run out of money?
We’re losing all the news outlets that the DOJ can leak to.
The Washington Post can always start up in Russia and China their work would be welcomed there.
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