Washington Post opinion staffers fired while – Business News
The Washington Post’s new right-leaning opinion editor fired a minimum of half a dozen staffers — some of whom discovered of their terminations while observing the Jewish high holy day of Yom Kippur — in line with a new report.
Adam O’Neal, the previous Economist journalist who was just lately employed by the Jeff Bezos-owned broadsheet to overtake its opinion part, reportedly handed out pink slips to staffers together with some well-known names final week.
It was the most recent in a sequence of modifications which have roiled the newspaper since Bezos proclaimed earlier this 12 months that the opinion part would shift to champion “free markets and personal liberties” within the wake of President Trump’s re-election.
Adam O’Neal, opinion editor of the Washington Post, reportedly laid off staffers final week. X / @WashPostComms
David Hoffman, a Pulitzer Prize winner, longtime contributing editor and WaPo editorial board member, was amongst those that acquired the boot, in line with the Status publication.
Veteran media critic Jack Shafer and financial columnist Heather Long have been axed, too, Status reported.
“Please know that this decision was not made lightly and came after careful consideration of many factors, including the evolving needs of the section,” O’Neal was quoted as saying in an e-mail to the affected workers.
“We appreciate your contributions to the company.”
According to Status, O’Neal despatched the emails final Thursday — the day of Yom Kippur.
Some of the fired staffers have been reportedly observing the vacation, which is the holiest within the Hebrew calendar.
It is uncommon for corporations to put off workers on non secular holidays, significantly if the affected staff are observing them.
David Hoffman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, was reportedly amongst these let go. About the Authors TV
Washington Post staffers have been upset by the sudden transfer, prompting complaints to human assets in regards to the matter, in line with Status.
Wayne Connell, who heads HR on the Washington Post, reportedly knowledgeable staffers on the newspaper that he would converse to O’Neal in regards to the challenge.
The New York Post has sought remark from the Washington Post.
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Last week, O’Neal introduced the hiring of three conservative opinion columnists — Kate Andrews of the Spectator, Dominic Pino of National Review and Carine Hajjar of the Boston Globe editorial board.
“By rejecting partisanship, welcoming debate within the pillars, and projecting optimism, we can appeal to a broader audience and serve high-quality journalism to millions of people around America,” O’Neal wrote in a memo to staffers saying the new hires.
Washington Post staffers reportedly complained that their colleagues have been laid off on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur. Christopher Sadowski
He informed Fox News Digital final month that he feels a “tremendous responsibility” as head of the opinion web page. He stated his goal was to diversify the newspaper while increasing the publication’s readership past its conventional left-leaning viewers.
The newspaper has seen a string of high-profile exits in current months, together with the firing of longtime columnist Karen Attiah.
In a Substack publication, Attiah, who spent 11 years on the newspaper, claimed she was let go over social media posts denouncing Charlie Kirk following the Sept. 10 assassination of the conservative activist.
Others to just lately exit the Washington Post embody Jonathan Capehart, a Pulitzer Prize winner; truth checker Glenn Kessler; financial columnist Catherine Rampell and veteran writers David von Drehle, Molly Roberts and Perry Bacon Jr. Many left by means of buyouts.
