Eric Wemple
Experienced media reporter and critic who covered the Washington Post for many years and currently covers media at The New York Times, offering deep knowledge of newsroom history and business dynamics.
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Feb 5, 2026 • 35min
Jeff Bezos Used To Be In Love with The Washington Post. What Happened?
Eric Wemple, an experienced media reporter who covered the Washington Post and now writes for The New York Times, walks through the newspaper’s dramatic staffing cuts and shifting strategy. He recounts Bezos’s 2013 purchase and early investments. The conversation focuses on reasons for the layoffs, editorial tensions, business missteps, and what the Post’s future might look like.
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Feb 2, 2026 • 43min
'If You Can Keep It': The Future Of The Free Press
Maddie Poore, co-founder of The 51st, builds worker-led, community-funded local news. Margaret Barthel, WAMU local reporter, covers showing up for communities and on-the-ground moments. Eric Wemple, media correspondent, analyzes newsroom trends and press-government tensions. They discuss newsroom layoffs, the rise of nonprofit and social-first models, news deserts, and threats to press freedom.
