Democracy Dies in Darkness? Washington Post Learns That Slogans Don’t Pay the Bills.

Installing a fancy sign on a crumbling building might fool some people for a very short amount of time. Yet when the roof collapses, the building’s condition isn’t swept under the rug.

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The Washington Post paraded a noble slogan like a shield, but behind its bold words, the foundation crumbled under the financial strain.

“Democracy Dies in Darkness” is a heroic-sounding slogan, but when the darkness hits the payroll hard, the lights turn off in entire departments.

Layoffs Hit Hard and Fast

The Washington Post announced it’s slashing one-third of its workforce, resulting in the loss of over 300 journalists and staff, when it announced layoffs that gutted sports coverage, shrunk the books section, and cut metro and international reporting. Taking the heaviest blows were