Washington Post Cuts to Eliminate Sports, Book Sections (3)

The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos,cut about one-third of its staff in an effort to pare losses and restore the struggling newspaper to profitability.

On a call with employees, management said the newspaper was closing its sports department, although it would retain several reporters to cover athletics from a cultural standpoint. The books section and Post Reports podcast will shut down. The digital and print editor desks will merge into one team.

Several foreign bureaus were closed, the newspaper reported. The Post’s Ukraine bureau chief and another correspondent there were among those who announced on social ...