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As Jeff Bezos dismantles The Washington Post, 5 regional papers chart a course for survival

  • Written by Dan Kennedy, Professor of Journalism, Northeastern University
As Jeff Bezos dismantles The Washington Post, 5 regional papers chart a course for survivalThe ranks of The Washington Post's newsroom have shrunk since this photo was taken in 2016.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The Washington Post’s evisceration at the hands of its billionaire owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, didn’t have to happen.

Following months of speculation, the Post cut at least300 of its 800 journalists on Feb. 4,...

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