The powers that be at the Washington Post were approached with an offer that would have saved several jobs.
Instead, they opted to lay off hundreds of employees and eliminate several sections of the once-iconic masthead, according to a new report.
Recently-ousted Washington Post CEO Will Lewis was approached with an offer from Washington City Paper owner Mark Ein to buy the Post’s sports and local desks following reports in late January that the paper was contemplating their elimination, The Verge reported on Tuesday.
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