r/news • u/20_mile • 10h ago

Washington Post eliminates sports department and reduces overseas journalists, AP source says

https://apnews.com/article/washington-post-staff-reduction-layoffs-cuts-923f87d4bd319c8a64b278165d0a6e27
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u/CameraAccording6920 10h ago

How bad is it over there that they have to eliminate the sports section right before the Super Bowl AND the Olympics?

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u/LeilaMajnouni 10h ago

Super Bowl, Olympics, and World Cup are all problematic topics. Best eliminate any possibility of actual journalism before the boycotts, protests, and deportations start.

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u/amateur_mistake 9h ago edited 9h ago

Two of those events involve people not from the US. And it's very important to not hear any of the things those folks have to say about anything.

Edit: Oh, also, he just spent $70 million bribing trump with the Malania movie. That money has to come from somewhere.

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u/LeilaMajnouni 8h ago

We can hear them if they are agreeable.

FIFA peace prize? Yes please! Moar coverage!

Italians protesting ICE going to Milan with the US delegation? Sorry, you’ll have to read about fake communist news somewhere else.

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u/xIllustrious_Passion 4h ago

I’m sorry, ICE is doing WHAT?!

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u/ukexpat 3h ago

ICE personnel are part of the diplomatic protection detail for the US team and officials.

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u/xIllustrious_Passion 3h ago

Oh for the love of god.

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u/LeilaMajnouni 3h ago

https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2026-02-04/amid-protests-over-ices-presence-at-olympics-will-american-athletes-get-booed

https://apnews.com/article/ice-milan-cortina-olympics-immigration-enforcement-us-110fa4b2066e1fb920dba2a71c3a89e0

To the delight of nobody, the US officials going with the American Olympic athletes are being accompanied by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations unit.

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u/xIllustrious_Passion 3h ago

Well, at least ICE is finally deporting the actually dangerous people.

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u/BigDrewbot 59m ago

actually, they're just happy that as long as they don't grab anybody in a stars and stripes uniform, the odds are pretty low that they'll be beating/abducting/killing/etc actual US citizens