More than 200,000 people had canceled their digital subscriptions by midday Monday, according to two people at the paper with knowledge of internal matters. Not all cancellations take effect immediately. Still, the figure represents about 8% of the paper’s paid circulation of 2.5 million subscribers, which includes print as well. The number of cancellations continued to grow Monday afternoon.

A corporate spokesperson declined to comment, citing The Washington Post Co.'s status as a privately held company.

  • bizarroland@fedia.io
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    28 days ago

    It’s not like the Washington Post is going to stop just because people cancel it.

    Might as well pluck two leeches when you’re plucking one anyway

    • Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.orgM
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      28 days ago

      That’s an abjectly inept understanding of how newsrooms work. You don’t have subscribers, you fold, and not in that sense.