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On Tuesday morning, staffers at The Washington Post received a memo from Executive Editor Matt Murray, alerting his troops to yet another masthead-level loss for the newsroom. Greg Manifold, head of visuals, will leave the newspaper after a decades-long tenure, departing a role he only assumed a year ago, according to the memo obtained by Status. It’s another gut punch for the organization, which has seen a steady drain of talent between layoffs, buyouts, and departures since Will Lewis joined as publisher and chief executive nearly two years ago.
Inside the Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper, “the mood is grim,” one insider told Status. Of course, there is plenty of reason for the workforce to be demoralized. This year, The Post has endured an unprecedented talent exodus and seen longtime staffers accept buyouts. That’s in addition to forced layoffs, which started in January with the business division, and were followed earlier this month by Adam O’Neal’s opinion section purging several staffers and cutting contractors loose.
Unfortunately, Status has learned that the situation is likely to get worse as the holiday season approaches. Indeed, according to people familiar with the matter…
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Status Scoop | Smith’s New Book: Somehow between serving as the editor in chief of Semafor, cohosting the outlet’s “Mixed Signals” podcast, co-anchoring its media newsletter, and penning a new Washington column, Ben Smith has found the time to quietly work on a new book, according to people familiar with the project. Smith is set to…
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