The Washington Post is circling the drain, and honestly, it couldn’t happen to a more deserving “news” outlet. For years, the paper strutted around with its sanctimonious slogan, “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” while churning out an endless stream of biased, agenda-driven reporting. Now, it seems the only thing dying is the Post itself. The once-mighty media giant has been hemorrhaging readers, credibility, and, yes, cash, and it’s hard not to see this as poetic justice.
According to Semafor, the numbers don’t lie. The Post’s daily web traffic has fallen off a cliff—down a staggering 90% from its January 2021 peak. Back then, the paper hit 22.5 million daily active users in the wake of the Capitol riot. Fast forward to 2024, and they’re limping along with a measly 2.5 to 3 million daily users. If that wasn’t bad enough, revenue has plummeted too, dropping from $190 million in 2023 to $174 million last year. For a paper that once prided itself on being the elite standard-bearer of American journalism, these are grim times indeed.
So, what went wrong? For starters, the Post doubled down on its leftist bias at a time when Americans are increasingly rejecting the progressive agenda. The paper became less about reporting news and more about preaching ideology. It waged relentless war on Donald Trump, supported bloated government programs, and championed divisive social policies that alienated a massive chunk of the country. Now, in a nation that’s leaning more pro-Trump and anti-woke, the Post is stuck preaching to an ever-shrinking choir.
Internally, the paper is also a mess. Recent years have seen public spats between staff, high-profile resignations, and general dysfunction. Take the meltdown over Kamala Harris during the 2024 election. The Post, for once, made the right call by not endorsing her disastrous campaign, but this caused internal uproar.
When the paper spiked a political cartoon mocking Jeff Bezos (its owner) for his alleged coziness with Trump, the cartoonist, Ann Telnaes, quit in protest. She got a round of applause from Jennifer Rubin, the Post’s infamous left-wing opinion writer, who also reportedly walked out. Honestly, good riddance.
The paper’s leadership has reportedly realized that the full-throttle leftism isn’t working and is now trying to steer the Post back toward the center. But let’s not kid ourselves—turning this Titanic around won’t be easy. Years of biased reporting, elitist sneering, and outright disdain for Middle America have alienated readers in droves. Even if the Post manages to purge some of its more insufferable staff and pivot to more balanced coverage, convincing Americans to trust them again will be a herculean task.
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— ZBreakingNewz (@ZBreakingNewz) January 13, 2025
And let’s not forget the broader media landscape. Americans don’t consume news the way they did a decade ago. Independent outlets, podcasts, and direct-to-consumer platforms have reshaped the industry, leaving legacy outlets like the Post struggling to adapt. The days of dominating the narrative are over, and if the Post doesn’t innovate—and fast—it’s going to find itself even further behind.
The bottom line? The Washington Post is reaping what it sowed. It spent years alienating half the country with its smug, one-sided reporting, and now it’s paying the price. Whether it can pull itself out of this tailspin remains to be seen, but if it doesn’t, let’s be real—few will shed a tear. Democracy may not die in darkness, but biased newspapers sure do.