Mediagazer: WaPo employees: Bezos should focus on fixing the 401(k), reopen US bureaus, refocus the sports desk, bring back the ombudsman, and plan for the post-Trump era (Andrew Beaujon/Washingtonian)

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Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:

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