The Washington Post cut more than 300 staff on Wednesday, reducing its combined tech, business, science, and health team from 80 to 33 people. The tech desk alone lost 14 reporters.
The timing is notable. Tech companies are reshaping enterprise infrastructure, government procurement, and workplace automation at an accelerating pace. Seven of the world's ten richest people made their fortunes in technology. Yet the paper owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is pulling back coverage of the industry.
Among those cut: reporters covering Amazon, artificial intelligence, internet culture, and technology investigations. The San Francisco bureau is effectively gone. Also eliminated: the entire sports desk, most foreign correspondents, the books section, and reporters covering race, ethnicity, and DC Metro issues.
The Post has been losing money steadily. It reported a $100 million loss in the prior year and $177 million over two years ending 2024. Daily visits dropped from 22.5 million in January 2021 to 3 million by mid-2024, driven by changes to Google and Facebook referral traffic and the rise of AI-generated content. Circulation fell below 100,000 in June 2025 for the first time in 55 years.
CEO Will Lewis and executive editor Matt Murray positioned the cuts as a necessary refocus on national politics and "distinctive journalism." The Post Guild called it tragic, arguing reporters are paying for leadership failures. A GoFundMe for affected staff raised over $100,000, including $10,000 from tech journalist Kara Swisher.
Severance includes payroll through April 10, a minimum of four weeks pay, plus two weeks per year of tenure, capped at 45 weeks.
The Post's tech division, ArcXP, also cut roughly 75 staff.
What this means in practice: Less scrutiny of the companies building the infrastructure that enterprises and governments depend on. The real question is whether other outlets will fill the gap, or if this becomes a permanent reduction in accountability coverage of an industry that shapes how organizations operate.