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Matt Murray

Matt Murray

Executive Editor, The Washington Post

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Platforms like Search that shaped the previous era of digital news, and which once helped the Post thrive, are in serious decline. Our organic search has fallen by nearly half in the last three years.

The need has never been more urgent.

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Washington Post narrows coverage after major layoffs

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Leading reduced newsroom

On February 4, 2026, The Washington Post, the 150-year-old paper that broke Watergate, laid off more than 300 journalists, roughly one-third of its newsroom. Entire sections, including sports and books, were cut, and foreign coverage was gutted.

Updated May 27