Many are saying that the Post took a turn for the worse when its executive editor, Marty Baron, stepped down in February 2021 and his successor, Sally Buzbee, took over in June. Insiders are worrying that the paper is lost at sea.
The Washington Post, a once-thriving newspaper known for taking down presidents and exposing government corruption, is now in a "rut," as one former employee put it.
Fox News Digital spoke with five current and former Post employees, many echoing a similar theme that The Post took a turn for the worse when its executive editor Marty Baron stepped down in February 2021 and his successor Sally Buzbee took over that June.
It was reported last year that the "Democracy Dies in Darkness" paper was "on pace to lose money" in 2022. And turmoil erupted at an employee town hall in December when publisher Fred Ryan announced there would be layoffs in the first quarter of 2023 without offering details as to who would be affected. While...