UPDATE: The Washington Post will also end the video game and e-sports vertical Launcher and the child-focused vertical KidsPost, four sources familiar with the plans told The Daily Beast.
began its promised layoffs on Tuesday, sources confirmed to The Daily Beast, fulfilling its promise to cut costs just days after its billionaire ownerThe layoffs will ultimately affect 20 people at the paper, executive editor Sally Buzbee wrote in a staff-wide email obtained and reviewed by The Daily Beast, and 30 vacancies will not be filled.
The paper would also end the video game and e-sports vertical Launcher and the child-focused vertical KidsPost, four sources familiar with the plans told The Daily Beast. Ajournalist said the sections were often a space for younger writers to contribute as both sections were more receptive to their pitches. “It’s really disheartening that we’re losing that space,” they said.Post“The layoffs seem completely unnecessary,” anotherjournalist told The Daily Beast.
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