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13. WaPo closing Sports department, WaPo also closing Books section and downsizing International and Metro sections

Wed Feb 4, 2026, 09:48 AM

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WaPo closing Sports department
— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath.bsky.social) 2026-02-04T13:51:56.508Z

WaPo also closing Books section and downsizing International and Metro sections
— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath.bsky.social) 2026-02-04T14:02:55.001Z

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Oh, darn. NT mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday #1

UGH......... Lovie777 Wednesday #2

Gertz covered some of it for me... Jarqui Wednesday #3

It is a rough job market out there dalton99a Wednesday #6

I have a feeling the same memo is going to be going out at CBS too. dem4decades Wednesday #7

Zoom meeting in short: Botany Wednesday #8

No more Epstein-Bezos coverage, either. Kid Berwyn Wednesday #9

Who cares, I hope they turn it into a print version of Fox News. 617Blue Wednesday #10

Today is the day my WaPo subscription runs out IzzaNuDay Wednesday #11

When Bezos took control of the opinion page, I had enough, spanone Wednesday #12

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