‘Washington Post’ Newsroom Is Rattled by Buyouts

Trump’s Court Crusade • Phillips Trashes Biden • The State of Debates [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Washington Post Newsroom Is Rattled by Buyouts Good morning from the Hive newsroom. Trouble is brewing at The Washington Post. As more staffers in the paper’s vital research department accept employee buyouts, Charlotte Klein [reports]( that those who remain now doubt the Post can cope with the editorial demands to come. The departures, employees say, have “left us at a real disadvantage both in experience and sheer numbers.” Elsewhere, ahead of Wednesday’s Republican primary debate, Caleb Ecarma [chats]( with hosts Jake Tapper and Dana Bash about the news value of CNN’s DeSantis-Haley showdown despite Donald Trump’s dominance in the polls. Plus, Bess Levin [remarks]( on the absurdity of Nikki Haley calling a recent speech of Joe Biden’s “racist.” Thanks for reading. [Washington Post Newsroom Is Rattled by Buyouts]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [Top reporters have urged executive editor Sally Buzbee and publisher Will Lewis to address the gutted research department, a casualty of the paper’s roughly 10% staff reduction. The buyouts, they say, have “left us at a real disadvantage both in experience and sheer numbers.”]( [Read more button](   [Jake Tapper: “I Reject the Premise” That a Trumpless Debate Is Futile]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [Without Donald Trump onstage, some believe the Haley-DeSantis showdown will just be another political sideshow. But, in an interview with Vanity Fair, Tapper and CNN co-moderator Dana Bash maintained that the GOP nomination is less certain than polls might suggest.]( [Read more button](   [Nikki Haley Is Mad at Joe Biden for Calling Her Out Over the Civil War]( By [Bess Levin]( [The president’s speech at a South Carolina church did not go over well with the GOP candidate.]( [Read more button](   [Trump Is Campaigning From Courtrooms Now]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [Despite not being required to, the former president attended a federal court hearing Tuesday where federal appellate judges heard arguments about Trump’s claim of immunity from criminal prosecution for his effort to overturn the 2020 election.]( [Read more button](   [Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson Trash Joe Biden to a Room Full of 12-Year-Olds]( By [Bess Levin]( [The president’s competitors for the Democratic nomination claim he will lose to Donald Trump and is thus a threat to democracy.]( [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 © 2024 Condé Nast