More than 750 Washington Post journalists and staff members staged a one-day strike on December 7, 2023—the first work stoppage at the paper in nearly 50 years—to protest stalled contract negotiations, planned layoffs of 240 workers, and management’s refusal to bargain in good faith. The …
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The Washington Post introduced “Democracy Dies in Darkness” as its first official slogan in the newspaper’s 140-year history, launching it on the website on February 22, 2017 and adding it to print editions a week later. The slogan positioned the Bezos-owned newspaper as a defender …
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos personally purchased The Washington Post and its affiliated publications for $250 million, ending the Graham family’s four-generation stewardship of one of America’s most influential newspapers. The sale marked a watershed moment in billionaire media capture, …
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