“What Do We Want to Be?”: ‘The Washington Post’ at a Crossroads

Vets Reject Tuberville Crusade • Naomi Klein on Israel-Gaza • Biden Calls for Pause [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( “What Do We Want to Be?”: The Washington Post at a Crossroads Good morning from the Hive newsroom! As Joe Biden [calls]( for a humanitarian pause in the Israel-Hamas war, author Naomi Klein [examines]( the “information war,” in a conversation with Brian Stelter on Inside the Hive. And from Washington, Abigail Tracy [speaks with]( women veterans frustrated by Tommy Tuberville blocking military promotions as part of his antiabortion crusade. Meanwhile, Charlotte Klein [finds]( tension in the Washington Post newsroom, as staffers seek answers about the paper’s long-term strategy amid buyouts and the search for a new CEO. “More than anything,” says one staffer, “2024 has to be the year where someone at the Post at a senior level delineates: What do we want to be?” Thanks for reading. [Washington Post, Washington DC]( [“What Do We Want to Be?”: The Washington Post at a Crossroads]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [Staffers are seeking clarity about long-term strategy, with the paper set to lose $100 million this year, offering buyouts, and hiring a new CEO—all while the newsroom gears up for a consequential election. Owner Jeff Bezos, says one employee, “took his eye off the ball.”]( [Read more button](   [“It’s About Controlling Women”: Veterans Reject Tommy Tuberville’s Antiabortion Crusade]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [Tensions are boiling among female veterans (and on Capitol Hill) over the Alabama senator’s blockade of almost 400 military officers.]( [Read more button](   [Naomi Klein on “Selective” Information About Israel and Gaza]( By [Brian Stelter]( [The Doppelganger author discusses the unprecedented “information war” and how figures like Steve Bannon and her mirror self, Naomi Wolf, help create a “parallel reality.”]( [Read more button](   [Biden Says “We Need a Pause” in Israel-Hamas Conflict]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The president’s call for a halt in the war, though marking a significant shift in his messaging, still comes well short of demanding a formal cease-fire.]( [Read more button](   [Donald Trump Wants the Government to Fund Another Trump University]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [The former president, if victorious in 2024, has promised to establish the “American Academy” in response to “communists” and “jihadists” in higher ed.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2023 Condé Nast