The cuts were ordered by owner Jeff Bezos and affect every department of the Washington Post. The newspaper is closing the sports desk and books section; the international desk, among other areas, will also shrink. NPR reports that the Post “appears poised to become primarily a federal paper, seeking to appeal almost exclusively for readers interested in issues about the US government, with an emphasis on national security and American politics.” Learn more.
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (The University of Chicago Press), is used as a classroom text by many writing and publishing degree programs. She reaches thousands through speaking engagements and workshops at diverse venues worldwide, including NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute, Frankfurt Book Fair, and numerous MFA programs.
