{"id":2574638,"date":"2026-02-28T06:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T11:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/going-broke-the-washington-post-is-bleeding-money-with-losses-exceeding-100-million-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T06:57:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T11:57:49","slug":"going-broke-the-washington-post-is-bleeding-money-with-losses-exceeding-100-million-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/going-broke-the-washington-post-is-bleeding-money-with-losses-exceeding-100-million-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"GOING BROKE? The Washington Post Is Bleeding Money, With Losses Exceeding $100 Million in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgoing-broke-the-washington-post-is-bleeding-money-with-losses-exceeding-100-million-in-2025%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2574638&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Washington Post, owned by Jeff Bezos, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-best-interests-of-children-have-often-come-dead-last-watch-mcconnell-tear-into-teachers-unions\/\" title=\"\u2018The Best Interests Of Children Have Often Come Dead Last\u2019: Watch McConnell Tear Into Teachers\u2019 Unions\">reportedly lost<\/a> more than $100 million in 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >wiht similar losses<\/a> of about $100 million in 2024 and roughly $77 million in 2023, according to a Wall Street Journal report. In response, the post announced a layoff of about 30% of its staff earlier this month. Acting Chief Executive and Publisher Jeff D\u2019Onofrio attributed the losses to overspending on hiring hundreds of staff before the downturn began. The newspaper has faced a 42% decline in the number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">news stories<\/a> since 2020, and costs have risen about 16% over five years, while its workforce has shrunk from around 2,500 employees in October 2023 to roughly 1,300 today. Executive Editor Matt Murray said the decline had been building for some time, stressing that while the paper will pursue a turnaround, it will take time; he also noted that morale has been a persistent challenge. The report also highlights that the Post\u2019s search traffic has halved over three years and that daily output has fallen.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A new report says The Washington Post lost more than $100 million in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/media\/washington-post-losses-topped-100-million-in-2025-85076aae?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqfmjppWhugdTJSipO_ki1F3OtjhdDhV0GRvTAzMd_8gOV5c7NrLWA3Iy0JwjY0=&amp;gaa_ts=69a1d6f5&amp;gaa_sig=Bjnj3QG39VDbcjMIVtfzJw19JIMqYzq2rXnv6x0bfFeBB46P9Wyd44m6m_ujDsdBXe-ga0M6evfTz3jXz6DUsQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>, the Post lost about $100 million in 2024 and about $77 million in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the Post, owned by Jeff Bezos, announced it would lay off about 30 percent of its staff.<\/p>\n<p>In a presentation to newsroom staff this week, acting Chief Executive and Publisher Jeff D&rsquo;Onofrio blamed excess spending on hiring hundreds of staff members before the paper&rsquo;s losses began, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/money\/companies\/washington-post-losses-topped-100-million-in-2025\/ar-AA1X5UaR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Washington Post lost more than $100 million last year, financial troubles that contributed to its decision to cut staff by 30% earlier this month (+deets about today&rsquo;s newsroom meeting) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ADrINYSoVW\">https:\/\/t.co\/ADrINYSoVW<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WSJ?\">@WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alexandra Bruell (@alexbruell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexbruell\/status\/2026851953469276583?\">February 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Post has seen its number of news stories decline by 42 percent since 2020, while in the ensuing five years, costs were up 16 percent.<\/p>\n<p>D&rsquo;Onofrio said there will be a plan to turn things around.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bear with me, because that will take some time and obvious care, but I&rsquo;m keen to get going on it,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And we are going to go after it, and we&rsquo;re going to go after it hard, because we owe it to this place to do that,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Post executive editor Matt Murray said Wednesday that &ldquo;the reality is that the Post had been facing some decline for quite some time,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/washington-post-editor-acknowledges-concern-over-possible-death-spiral-newspaper-after-major-layoffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview with Semafor media editor Max Tani at the Restoring Trust in Media Summit in Washington, he added, &ldquo;The data really demonstrated that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Post saw subscriptions &ldquo;wane&rdquo; over the past five years, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Murray said the Post added staff during the pandemic, but &ldquo;when COVID faded and news consumption started to drop again, our costs [had] gone high, but our consumption went back down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Washington Post layoffs were way worse than we thought. Almost 1\/2 the newsroom was wiped out. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/raYGm1fZQm\">pic.twitter.com\/raYGm1fZQm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; T. Christian Miller (@txtianmiller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/txtianmiller\/status\/2021071432076361764?\">February 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Murray recently said the Post has about 1,300 staffers. In October 2023, it reported about 2,500 employees.<\/p>\n<p>Murray noted that&rdquo;morale has been a challenge at the Post for a while.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The paper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/late-breaking-bloodbath-washington-post-hundreds-fired-entire-divisions-shuttered-sports-desk-gone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acknowledged<\/a> that its search traffic has been cut in half over a three-year period. 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Earlier this month, the paper\u2014owned by Jeff Bezos\u2014announced plans to lay off roughly 30% of its staff. Acting CEO and Publisher Jeff D\u2019Onofrio said the losses were helped by overspending on hiring hundreds of employees before the downturn began, and he signaled that a turnaround plan would be pursued, though it will take time. The Post has also faced a decline in output and audience: subscriptions have waned over five years, costs have risen about 16% over that period, and daily story production has fallen while staffing has been cut. The newsroom has shrunk from about 2,500 employees in October 2023 to roughly 1,300 now, and morale has been a long-standing challenge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2574639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Washington-Post-losing-big-money.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5157,4188,72346],"class_list":["post-2574638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-journalism","tag-media","tag-washington-post-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Washington-Post-losing-big-money.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2574638"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2574642,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574638\/revisions\/2574642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2574639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2574638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2574638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2574638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}