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Stephen Armstrong

How a slow-motion massacre unfolded at the Washington Post

A flurry of letters from anxious staff. Owner Jeff Bezos at Paris Fashion Week, his publisher at the Super Bowl. Then the devastating 8.30am Zoom call. Here’s how two weeks of turmoil gutted one of America’s leading newspapers

Sat 14 Feb 2026

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