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The Washington Post is gutting its books coverage – Literary Hub

The Washington Post is gutting its books coverage.

By Brittany Allen, February 4, 2026

Earlier today, Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post laid off hundreds of its employees, in what one staffer called “an absolute bloodbath.”

As The Guardian reported this morning, editor-in-chief Matt Murray told his masthead that the paper was due for a “strategic reset.” Citing flagging subscriptions and grim growth, Murray announced that the Post would be laying off a third of its workforce, and sundowning several popular sections—including the sports desk, the daily news podcast, most of the “international reporting operation,” some local coverage, and the books desk.

Going forward, the paper will pivot to prioritizing news concerning “national security,” and topics like science, health, medicine, technology, climate and business.

The Post’s book coverage—chiefly via the beloved Book World section—has long been a gold standard in the industry. Critics like John Williams, Becca Rothfeld, Jacob Brogan, Michael Dirda, and Ron Charles have shaped the literary landscape. For decades, in some cases.

Book World originated in the aftermath of Watergate. In a fond 2022 reflection, editor Dirda described the section’s early days, during which he nurtured and commissioned many literary greats—like the polymath Guy Davenport, the novelist Angela Carter, and David Remnick, who’d go on to edit The New Yorker.

It’s critical voices like these who will be first affected by the section’s sunsetting. But authors and publishers should also worry about what the end of Book World means for national press.

At least Charles, who learned of his firing while eating “eating one of the two remaining Harry & David pears that the Post sent to celebrate [his] 20th anniversary at the paper,” is determined not to go gentle. He is starting a Substack.

In his first missive to readers, the unleashed critic quipped: “Honestly, the worst aspect of this impoverishing, family-wrecking, confidence-crushing ordeal is that it will inspire David Brooks to write an essay about the hubris of American media.”

Meanwhile, the paper’s long term strategy remains unclear. As the Times reported, the Post is “far from alone” in the battle to stay relevant in a downward-trending media ecosystem whose traffic is increasingly threatened by AI summaries. But it is possibly the only outlet where the bottom line is meaningless, given the owner is richer than Satan.

Bezos, whose personal wealth is estimated at $261 billion, could not be reached for comment about any of the cuts his team architected.

Post employees who have been laid off will continue to be on staff through mid-April, though “they will not be required to work.” Health insurance coverage will continue for six months.

A union-led protest to denounce the cuts is scheduled for tomorrow.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Literary Hub » The Washington Post is gutting its books coverage.

The Washington Post is gutting its books coverage – Literary Hub

The Washington Post is gutting its books coverage.

By Brittany Allen, February 4, 2026

Earlier today, Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post laid off hundreds of its employees, in what one staffer called “an absolute bloodbath.”

As The Guardian reported this morning, editor-in-chief Matt Murray told his masthead that the paper was due for a “strategic reset.” Citing flagging subscriptions and grim growth, Murray announced that the Post would be laying off a third of its workforce, and sundowning several popular sections—including the sports desk, the daily news podcast, most of the “international reporting operation,” some local coverage, and the books desk.

Going forward, the paper will pivot to prioritizing news concerning “national security,” and topics like science, health, medicine, technology, climate and business.

The Post’s book coverage—chiefly via the beloved Book World section—has long been a gold standard in the industry. Critics like John Williams, Becca Rothfeld, Jacob Brogan, Michael Dirda, and Ron Charles have shaped the literary landscape. For decades, in some cases.

Book World originated in the aftermath of Watergate. In a fond 2022 reflection, editor Dirda described the section’s early days, during which he nurtured and commissioned many literary greats—like the polymath Guy Davenport, the novelist Angela Carter, and David Remnick, who’d go on to edit The New Yorker.

It’s critical voices like these who will be first affected by the section’s sunsetting. But authors and publishers should also worry about what the end of Book World means for national press.

At least Charles, who learned of his firing while eating “eating one of the two remaining Harry & David pears that the Post sent to celebrate [his] 20th anniversary at the paper,” is determined not to go gentle. He is starting a Substack.

In his first missive to readers, the unleashed critic quipped: “Honestly, the worst aspect of this impoverishing, family-wrecking, confidence-crushing ordeal is that it will inspire David Brooks to write an essay about the hubris of American media.”

Meanwhile, the paper’s long term strategy remains unclear. As the Times reported, the Post is “far from alone” in the battle to stay relevant in a downward-trending media ecosystem whose traffic is increasingly threatened by AI summaries. But it is possibly the only outlet where the bottom line is meaningless, given the owner is richer than Satan.

Bezos, whose personal wealth is estimated at $261 billion, could not be reached for comment about any of the cuts his team architected.

Post employees who have been laid off will continue to be on staff through mid-April, though “they will not be required to work.” Health insurance coverage will continue for six months.

A union-led protest to denounce the cuts is scheduled for tomorrow.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Literary Hub » The Washington Post is gutting its books coverage.

The ICE agent’s cellphone video: Five key moments

Editor’s Note: Very important video. The Post seem to have made this widely available to all. I hope no paywalls. Read and view online. –DrWeb

Visual Forensics

The ICE agent’s cellphone video: Five key moments

New footage sheds light on fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.

Today at 9:19 p.m. EST

By Jonathan Baran, Aaron C. Davis and Jarrett Ley 3 min

Cellphone video recorded by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent as he fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis surfaced online Friday, revealing new details about the hotly disputed incident from a perspective rarely seen.

The 47-second recording, published by the Minnesota website Alpha News, shows for the first time that Renee Nicole Good spoke to the ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, before he shot her. It reveals that, a split second before the gunfire, Good’s wife urged her to drive away from the scene.

It does not show whether Good’s SUV came into contact with Ross, as the Trump administration contends. Vice President JD Vance said Friday that the video exonerated Ross. “The reality is that his life was endangered and he fired in self defense,” Vance wrote on X.

The Washington Post previously reported that Good’s SUV did move toward Ross as he stood in front of it, according to a frame-by-frame analysis of different video footage. But Ross was able to move out of the way and fire at least two of three shots from the side of the vehicle as it veered past him, according to The Post’s analysis.

Neither Ross nor a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security returned messages seeking comment. Good’s wife also declined to comment.

1. Good speaks to Ross

(Video: Obtained by Alpha News)

On Wednesday morning, less than a minute before the gunfire, Ross walks around Good’s vehicle.

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As he passes the driver’s side door, she speaks to him through her open window. “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you,” Good, 37, says.

It’s not clear what elicited her comment. In the footage, Ross does not speak before the shooting.

2. Good’s wife confronts Ross

(Video: Obtained by Alpha News)

Good’s wife, Rebecca Good, confronts Ross as he walks behind the SUV.

“We don’t change our plates every morning,” she says, an apparent reference to criticism that ICE agents have swapped license plates on agency vehicles amid immigration sweeps. “Want to come at us? I say go get yourself some lunch, big boy,” she says.

Continue/Read Original Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/01/09/moments-before-ice-shooting-minneapolis/

The ICE agent’s cellphone video: Five key moments

Editor’s Note: Very important video. The Post seem to have made this widely available to all. I hope no paywalls. Read and view online. –DrWeb

Visual Forensics

The ICE agent’s cellphone video: Five key moments

New footage sheds light on fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.

Today at 9:19 p.m. EST

By Jonathan Baran, Aaron C. Davis and Jarrett Ley 3 min

Cellphone video recorded by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent as he fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis surfaced online Friday, revealing new details about the hotly disputed incident from a perspective rarely seen.

The 47-second recording, published by the Minnesota website Alpha News, shows for the first time that Renee Nicole Good spoke to the ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, before he shot her. It reveals that, a split second before the gunfire, Good’s wife urged her to drive away from the scene.

It does not show whether Good’s SUV came into contact with Ross, as the Trump administration contends. Vice President JD Vance said Friday that the video exonerated Ross. “The reality is that his life was endangered and he fired in self defense,” Vance wrote on X.

The Washington Post previously reported that Good’s SUV did move toward Ross as he stood in front of it, according to a frame-by-frame analysis of different video footage. But Ross was able to move out of the way and fire at least two of three shots from the side of the vehicle as it veered past him, according to The Post’s analysis.

Neither Ross nor a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security returned messages seeking comment. Good’s wife also declined to comment.

1. Good speaks to Ross

(Video: Obtained by Alpha News)

On Wednesday morning, less than a minute before the gunfire, Ross walks around Good’s vehicle.

👁️

Follow Visual stories

As he passes the driver’s side door, she speaks to him through her open window. “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you,” Good, 37, says.

It’s not clear what elicited her comment. In the footage, Ross does not speak before the shooting.

2. Good’s wife confronts Ross

(Video: Obtained by Alpha News)

Good’s wife, Rebecca Good, confronts Ross as he walks behind the SUV.

“We don’t change our plates every morning,” she says, an apparent reference to criticism that ICE agents have swapped license plates on agency vehicles amid immigration sweeps. “Want to come at us? I say go get yourself some lunch, big boy,” she says.

Continue/Read Original Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/01/09/moments-before-ice-shooting-minneapolis/

The ICE agent’s cellphone video: Five key moments

Editor’s Note: Very important video. The Post seem to have made this widely available to all. I hope no paywalls. Read and view online. –DrWeb

Visual Forensics

The ICE agent’s cellphone video: Five key moments

New footage sheds light on fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.

Today at 9:19 p.m. EST

By Jonathan Baran, Aaron C. Davis and Jarrett Ley 3 min

Cellphone video recorded by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent as he fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis surfaced online Friday, revealing new details about the hotly disputed incident from a perspective rarely seen.

The 47-second recording, published by the Minnesota website Alpha News, shows for the first time that Renee Nicole Good spoke to the ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, before he shot her. It reveals that, a split second before the gunfire, Good’s wife urged her to drive away from the scene.

It does not show whether Good’s SUV came into contact with Ross, as the Trump administration contends. Vice President JD Vance said Friday that the video exonerated Ross. “The reality is that his life was endangered and he fired in self defense,” Vance wrote on X.

The Washington Post previously reported that Good’s SUV did move toward Ross as he stood in front of it, according to a frame-by-frame analysis of different video footage. But Ross was able to move out of the way and fire at least two of three shots from the side of the vehicle as it veered past him, according to The Post’s analysis.

Neither Ross nor a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security returned messages seeking comment. Good’s wife also declined to comment.

1. Good speaks to Ross

(Video: Obtained by Alpha News)

On Wednesday morning, less than a minute before the gunfire, Ross walks around Good’s vehicle.

👁️

Follow Visual stories

As he passes the driver’s side door, she speaks to him through her open window. “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you,” Good, 37, says.

It’s not clear what elicited her comment. In the footage, Ross does not speak before the shooting.

2. Good’s wife confronts Ross

(Video: Obtained by Alpha News)

Good’s wife, Rebecca Good, confronts Ross as he walks behind the SUV.

“We don’t change our plates every morning,” she says, an apparent reference to criticism that ICE agents have swapped license plates on agency vehicles amid immigration sweeps. “Want to come at us? I say go get yourself some lunch, big boy,” she says.

Continue/Read Original Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/01/09/moments-before-ice-shooting-minneapolis/

The ICE agent’s cellphone video: Five key moments

Editor’s Note: Very important video. The Post seem to have made this widely available to all. I hope no paywalls. Read and view online. –DrWeb

Visual Forensics

The ICE agent’s cellphone video: Five key moments

New footage sheds light on fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.

Today at 9:19 p.m. EST

By Jonathan Baran, Aaron C. Davis and Jarrett Ley 3 min

Cellphone video recorded by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent as he fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis surfaced online Friday, revealing new details about the hotly disputed incident from a perspective rarely seen.

The 47-second recording, published by the Minnesota website Alpha News, shows for the first time that Renee Nicole Good spoke to the ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, before he shot her. It reveals that, a split second before the gunfire, Good’s wife urged her to drive away from the scene.

It does not show whether Good’s SUV came into contact with Ross, as the Trump administration contends. Vice President JD Vance said Friday that the video exonerated Ross. “The reality is that his life was endangered and he fired in self defense,” Vance wrote on X.

The Washington Post previously reported that Good’s SUV did move toward Ross as he stood in front of it, according to a frame-by-frame analysis of different video footage. But Ross was able to move out of the way and fire at least two of three shots from the side of the vehicle as it veered past him, according to The Post’s analysis.

Neither Ross nor a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security returned messages seeking comment. Good’s wife also declined to comment.

1. Good speaks to Ross

(Video: Obtained by Alpha News)

On Wednesday morning, less than a minute before the gunfire, Ross walks around Good’s vehicle.

👁️

Follow Visual stories

As he passes the driver’s side door, she speaks to him through her open window. “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you,” Good, 37, says.

It’s not clear what elicited her comment. In the footage, Ross does not speak before the shooting.

2. Good’s wife confronts Ross

(Video: Obtained by Alpha News)

Good’s wife, Rebecca Good, confronts Ross as he walks behind the SUV.

“We don’t change our plates every morning,” she says, an apparent reference to criticism that ICE agents have swapped license plates on agency vehicles amid immigration sweeps. “Want to come at us? I say go get yourself some lunch, big boy,” she says.

Continue/Read Original Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/01/09/moments-before-ice-shooting-minneapolis/

The ICE agent’s cellphone video: Five key moments

Editor’s Note: Very important video. The Post seem to have made this widely available to all. I hope no paywalls. Read and view online. –DrWeb

Visual Forensics

The ICE agent’s cellphone video: Five key moments

New footage sheds light on fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.

Today at 9:19 p.m. EST

By Jonathan Baran, Aaron C. Davis and Jarrett Ley 3 min

Cellphone video recorded by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent as he fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis surfaced online Friday, revealing new details about the hotly disputed incident from a perspective rarely seen.

The 47-second recording, published by the Minnesota website Alpha News, shows for the first time that Renee Nicole Good spoke to the ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, before he shot her. It reveals that, a split second before the gunfire, Good’s wife urged her to drive away from the scene.

It does not show whether Good’s SUV came into contact with Ross, as the Trump administration contends. Vice President JD Vance said Friday that the video exonerated Ross. “The reality is that his life was endangered and he fired in self defense,” Vance wrote on X.

The Washington Post previously reported that Good’s SUV did move toward Ross as he stood in front of it, according to a frame-by-frame analysis of different video footage. But Ross was able to move out of the way and fire at least two of three shots from the side of the vehicle as it veered past him, according to The Post’s analysis.

Neither Ross nor a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security returned messages seeking comment. Good’s wife also declined to comment.

1. Good speaks to Ross

(Video: Obtained by Alpha News)

On Wednesday morning, less than a minute before the gunfire, Ross walks around Good’s vehicle.

👁️

Follow Visual stories

As he passes the driver’s side door, she speaks to him through her open window. “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you,” Good, 37, says.

It’s not clear what elicited her comment. In the footage, Ross does not speak before the shooting.

2. Good’s wife confronts Ross

(Video: Obtained by Alpha News)

Good’s wife, Rebecca Good, confronts Ross as he walks behind the SUV.

“We don’t change our plates every morning,” she says, an apparent reference to criticism that ICE agents have swapped license plates on agency vehicles amid immigration sweeps. “Want to come at us? I say go get yourself some lunch, big boy,” she says.

Continue/Read Original Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/01/09/moments-before-ice-shooting-minneapolis/

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Drilling Down on Uncle Sam’s Proposed TP-Link Ban

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