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The Washington Post

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4.0
Aug 4, 2022
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Pros

- Great colleagues to work with - Opportunity to do work that matters and will be seen - Good pay that allows you to live in DMV area - Resources to do your job

Cons

- If you don’t work in politics, national security or foreign, can feel second-class at times - More diverse staff than most newsrooms, but still has a long way to go to make everyone feel included and heard

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5.0
May 12, 2026
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THE BEST INTERNSHIP EVER! The staff and manager was so nice

Cons

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1.0
Jul 8, 2026
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Pros

Talented coworkers who care strongly about the mission of supporting independent journalism.

Cons

Context: tech side of the org - C-suite will pay lip service to disruptive innovation and allowing ideas to come from anywhere, but at the end of the day you will realize they always had a pet project in mind and nothing else actually mattered. Furthermore, those ideas will have you saying "...that's what we came up with?" - C-suite & other leadership (in my professional opinion) regularly cherry-pick and misinterpret data, intentionally or not, oftentimes to support the narrative they want. - C-suite can't handle negative feedback or opposing ideas, and has actively chastised employees for speaking up. I have never felt so unsafe using my voice and challenging power, which is ironic at a newspaper. - It's famously difficult to get promoted here. Your career will progress more slowly than you ever thought was possible. - There is so much potential for growth and innovation, but if you stay for long enough you'll realize it's not possible due to the rot and misaligned incentives at the top of the organization.

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