[hybrid_study]

We can rationalize the newspaper business all we want, but WaPo's downward spiral started with what's been described as a "gutless order to kill a presidential endorsement 11 days" before the election. That's when many cancelled their subscription.

[dmix]

The article says they lost -$77M in 2023 and -$100M in 2024. That predates the endorsement thing.

[insane_dreamer]

No, the endorsement was in 2024.

[jakubmazanec]

Nate Silver concurs and has some data on it [1].

[1] https://www.natesilver.net/p/the-sad-and-self-inflicted-decl...