WaPo lays off roughly four percent of its work force, most departures will be from its advertising division

The Washington Post is laying off roughly four percent of its work force, “as the newspaper struggles to stem millions of dollars in annual losses,” reports The New York Times.

According to the NY Times: “The cuts will affect fewer than 100 people across The Post’s business divisions, which include its advertising sales, marketing and print products teams. They will not affect The Post’s newsroom, which two years ago reduced its work force as part of a voluntary buyout program that eliminated 240 jobs.

“The bulk of the eliminated positions are coming from The Post’s advertising division. Johanna Mayer-Jones, The Post’s chief advertising officer, said in a memo to employees on Tuesday that 73 positions under her purview were being eliminated, and that The Post would “prioritize connecting advertising clients to our subscriber base.”

“There were further reductions elsewhere at The Post. Kathy Baird, The Post’s chief communications officer, said in a memo that the public relations team was repositioning itself to focus on promoting talent and would “stop the dedicated practice of publicity for our journalism.” Those changes resulted in layoffs on her team.”

More here.