Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan announced that there would be coming layoffs at the Washington Post – he refused to take questions.
Washington Post staffers were outraged on Wednesday when publisher Fred Ryan refused to take questions after announcing looming layoffs during a town hall event for employees of the “Democracy Dies in Darkness” paper.
Ryan, who serves as the chief executive for billionaire Jeff Bezos’ newspaper, shut down inquiries after reportedly informing staffers that there would be layoffs during the first quarter of 2023.
“We’re not going to turn the town hall into a grievance session with the Guild,” Ryan can be heard telling upset staffers seeking answers after he announced layoffs in a video shared by Post reporter Annie Gowen.
The Post has lost 500K subscribers since Biden took office.