Tom Johnson

head of audience @GuardianUS. former social media assignment editor, @washingtonpost.

[Jeremy Barr @jeremymbarr]

The timing of those Washington Post foreign staff cuts…

[David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik]

Note:

People read Carol Leonnig's stuff

[Paul Farhi @farhip]

Wall Street Journal, end of 2020: 3 million subscribers.

Now: 4.7 million.

Wash. Post, end of 2020: - 3 million subscribers.

Now: -2.5 million?

Will Lewis was publisher of the WSJ, 2014-20.

He has been publisher of the WashPost since early 2024.

[Tony Reali @TonyReali]

For us sports fans of a certain age, the sports section of the newspaper taught us how to read. I didn’t grow up with the Washington Post sports section, but I did grow up because of it. Today’s a sad day for my friends and for all of us.

[Jeremy Barr @jeremymbarr]

The Washington Post Guild has started a fundraising effort for laid off employees: https://t.co/HLCeMguOAi

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

Jeff Bezos wealth in 2024: $194 billion

Jeff Bezos wealth in 2025: $215 billion

Jeff Bezos wealth today: $249.4 billion

Net increase in Bezos wealth since 2024: $55.4 billion

Cost of Bezos’s 417-foot superyacht: $500 million

Amazon investment in "Melania": $75 million

Original Bezos purchase price of the Washington Post in 2013: $250 million

Bezos net worth in 2013: $25.2 billion

Net increase in Bezos wealth since buying the Post: $224.2 billion

Last reported annual losses of Post: $100 million

Number of years Bezos could absorb those losses with what he makes in a single week: 5

@JeffBezos

[Ben Mullin @BenMullin]

A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."

[Lizzie Johnson @lizziejohnsonnn]

Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.)

But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.

Despite how difficult this job can be, I am proud to be a foreign correspondent at The Washington Post.

[The Guardian @guardian]

Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X https://t.co/j4fRgzSYde

[Drew Harwell @drewharwell]

Four-reporter @washingtonpost story on our owner Jeff Bezos, whose other companies have worked to build relationship with Trump and compete for billions in government contracts. “With Jeff, it’s always only about business,” a former employee said.

[The Alligator @TheAlligator]

In his 17-month stint as UF president, Ben Sasse more than tripled his office’s spending, directing millions in university funds into secretive consulting contracts and high-paying positions for his GOP allies.

https://t.co/hCiZDt8pOy

[Tom Johnson @bythomasjohnson]

Gift link: https://t.co/GMcY3dFEfh

[Tom Johnson @bythomasjohnson]

Important piece from former Post reporter Stephanie McCrummen, who was part of the team that won a Pulitzer for its reporting on Roy Moore

[Paul Farhi @farhip]

An old quote from @washingtonpost publisher Will Lewis announcing the appointment of now-resigned would-be editor Rob Winnett hasn’t aged well, given that the Post’s “investigative rigor” helped raise questions about Winnett’s fitness for the job.

[Jim Waterson @jimwaterson]

Telegraph staff told that news boss Rob Winnett has decided to stay in the UK and not join the Washington Post after all..... that.

"He's a talented chap and their loss is our gain," Telegraph editor Chris Evans has told staff.

[Isaac Stanley-Becker @isaacstanbecker]

Incoming Washington Post editor Robert Winnett tied to self-described ‘thief’ who claimed role in his reporting

Gift link: https://t.co/r90q7OTiU9

[Michael Luo @michaelluo]

Been wanting to inject a bit of context into the WaPo discussion this week. An important note is nearly every publisher has experienced similar precipitous declines in audience since 2020. No sugarcoating!

[Lois Beckett @loisbeckett]

My @guardian colleagues report on the @washingtonpost's incoming British editor, and how the @telegraph changed during his time there: https://t.co/OZYo0fA1jz

[Tom Johnson @bythomasjohnson]

Steve Bannon calls incoming Washington Post editor Robert Winnett: “a great pick”

https://t.co/Pw5Nc4laAA

[emily bell @emilybell]

Some (serious) thoughts on what is different about the UK news market and maybe why there is a high number of Brit execs and editors in top news posts at the moment. First what British editors *really* think about US journalism 1/