‘Jeff Bezos could have saved the Washington Post. Instead he’s trashed it’
Episode 45 of the Media Confidential podcast, hosted by Prospect Magazine, titled "‘Jeff Bezos could have saved the Washington Post. Instead he’s trashed it’" was published on February 12, 2026 and runs 22 minutes.
February 12, 2026 ·22m · Media Confidential
Summary
In this episode of Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel discuss the Washington Post sacking over 300 journalists—or one-third of its newsroom—and the dangers of not having a strong journalistic organisation in the US capital.Lionel challenges Post owner Jeff Bezos’s argument that decisions about cuts have to be data-led and speculates on the departure of editor Will Lewis: was it out of his own free will?They also discuss Ofcom’s decision not to investigate a GB News interview with Donald Trump which contained false claims.And, after one listener asks what Lionel and Alan make of a Telegraph article lamenting how the Financial Times has “gone woke”, the pair disagree over the FT’s infamous How To Spend It (HTSI) luxury magazine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode Description
In this episode of Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel discuss the Washington Post sacking over 300 journalists—or one-third of its newsroom—and the dangers of not having a strong journalistic organisation in the US capital.
Lionel challenges Post owner Jeff Bezos’s argument that decisions about cuts have to be data-led and speculates on the departure of editor Will Lewis: was it out of his own free will?
They also discuss Ofcom’s decision not to investigate a GB News interview with Donald Trump which contained false claims.
And, after one listener asks what Lionel and Alan make of a Telegraph article lamenting how the Financial Times has “gone woke”, the pair disagree over the FT’s infamous How To Spend It (HTSI) luxury magazine.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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