Bezos Orders Deep Cuts at Washington Post
Executed 8:30 a.m. ET Zoom meeting for major decisions.
Staff wrote letters against cuts, citing $177M in losses over two years.
Shut down sports desk, Books section, suspended Post Reports.
International desk will shrink, David Shipley left due to restructuring.
Post now faces ad revenue decline, leading to layoffs and restructuring.
Subscribers dropped from over 3 million.
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