Washington Post's top editor backs Jeff Bezos as critics lash out over struggling paper's layoffs

Key Highlights

• "We’re a business," Murray told Fox News Digital during a phone interview on Wednesday afternoon.
• The Post announced it is shuttering the sports desk in its current form, dialing back its international footprint, shrinking its Metro staff and eliminating its books section.
• Murray, who personally delivered the staffing shakeup to the paper's employees on a Zoom webinar, defended the Amazon founder as critics say he could afford to save the jobs that were cut.
• WASHINGTON POST CLOSES SPORTS DEPARTMENT, CUTS OTHER SECTIONS AS PART OF SWEEPING LAYOFFS The Washington Post announced significant layoffs expected to impact roughly a third of its staff.
• (Kevin Carter/) "When [Bezos] bought the Post, he said he wanted it to be profitable," Murray said.