About this episode

The episode discusses the internal turmoil at the Washington Post with insights from former media reporter Paul Farhi.

The Poynter Report welcomes back former Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi as he breaks down the turmoil inside the paper. He discusses recent layoffs, lost trust of Jeff Bezos’ ownership, and political pressure on the paper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Tom Jones

Guest: Paul Farhi

Topics covered

• media turmoil
• journalism
• political pressure
• layoffs
• trust in media

Keywords

• Washington Post
• Paul Farhi
• layoffs
• Jeff Bezos
• media trust
• political pressure

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Organizations: Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, Acast

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