Ishaan Tharoor, Shashi Tharoor's son, among 300 fired at Washington Post. What's going on?
Published on: Feb. 5, 2026, 11:11 a.m. | Source: Firstpost
Washington Post layoffs: On February 4, 2026, the Washington Post cut about one-third of its staff, impacting hundreds of newsroom employees. The layoffs eliminated the sports section, Book World, and multiple foreign bureaus, including the Middle East team, amid declining circulation, subscription losses, and restructuring under owner Jeff Bezos
