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2023-12-02 Economy
The Washington Post is Laying Off Hundreds of Staffers
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Posted by Besoeker 2023-12-02 03:19|| || Front Page|| [13 views ]  Top

#1 Expecting Marxists to understand basic capitalism? Bezos, who does understand capitalism, has a real expensive personal hobby there.
Posted by Procopius2k 2023-12-02 07:06||   2023-12-02 07:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Bezos bought the WaPo because it is the default propaganda organ in the DC bubble. Long after the last human staffer is gone, the paper will carry on merrily with AI generated propaganda unhindered by the cost of salaries, benefits or moral qualms.
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-12-02 07:21||   2023-12-02 07:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Looking at it from a Eco Tree hugger standpoint.☺

Based on current paid subscribers, shutting down the WAPO will save about 82,368 tons of paper a year.

At about 21 trees per ton of paper, that works out to about 1,729,728 trees saved a year. (Note: Pines take 7 to 10+ years to grow to ROI harvest size)

Then add in all the fossil fuel, carbon energy and related materials involved for production and distribution of the newspaper itself.

So, the WAPO going Belly-Up would eliminate a major Carbon Footprint on the environment.

QUESTION: Where's Al Gore?
Posted by NN2N1 2023-12-02 07:27||   2023-12-02 07:27|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ Like jet setting Hollyweird stars, WaPo get's the "Greater Good™" exemption. All that pretty math is out the window.

Now, your BBQ grill, OTOH...
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-12-02 07:29||   2023-12-02 07:29|| Front Page Top

#5 The AI replacement strategy is working.
Posted by Skidmark 2023-12-02 07:56||   2023-12-02 07:56|| Front Page Top

#6 ...One would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh.

Mike
Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-12-02 08:25||   2023-12-02 08:25|| Front Page Top

#7 Long after the last human staffer is gone, the paper will carry on merrily with AI generated propaganda unhindered by the cost of salaries, benefits or moral qualms.

And the nice part is no one will notice since the generative chatbots were trained on exactly the sort of drivel WaPo produces now.
Posted by SteveS 2023-12-02 08:42||   2023-12-02 08:42|| Front Page Top

#8 Maybe the laid off WaPo staffers can get a cross company transfer and work at an Amazon fulfilment center. I mean, they still need people for Christmas. (snicker)
Posted by ed in texas 2023-12-02 08:52||   2023-12-02 08:52|| Front Page Top

#9 ...laying off hundreds of employees due to ’economic hardship.’

Merry Fucking Christmas guys - learn to code!
Posted by Raj 2023-12-02 10:17||   2023-12-02 10:17|| Front Page Top

#10 Latest firmware update states trees contribute to climate disaster and must be cut down.
Posted by swksvolFF 2023-12-02 10:18||   2023-12-02 10:18|| Front Page Top

#11 re: 9

But Raj, I thought AI did all the coding now, no?
Posted by AlanC 2023-12-02 11:09||   2023-12-02 11:09|| Front Page Top

#12 Good start. Now do the rest of 'em.
Posted by DarthVader 2023-12-02 11:51||   2023-12-02 11:51|| Front Page Top

#13 Bezos bought the WaPo to peddle his brand of political thought and be a major influencer. Along the way the WOKE, the editorial staff co-opted journalism to keep their jobs, despite the screeching decline in even modest efforts at balanced reporting and accuracy. In their heart-of-hearts, they had to wonder if there would be a reckoning for selling out! Schadenfreude!

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-12-02 12:48||   2023-12-02 12:48|| Front Page Top

#14 Yippy Kai Yay....
Posted by Procopius2k 2023-12-02 16:21||   2023-12-02 16:21|| Front Page Top

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