Read our Privacy noticeWith sweeping layoffs expected to hit The Washington Post next month, the paper’s White House reporters joined the “collective plea” from the newsroom to publicly urge mega-wealthy owner Jeff Bezos to halt the massive rumored cuts. In their letter to Bezos on Thursday, the White House team – which is not expected to be affected by the cuts – spotlighted the collaboration they have had with the sections that could see brutal layoffs. open image in gallery Washington Post reporters are now publicly pleading with billionaire owner Jeff Bezos to reconsider the expected massive layoffs that will gut much of the paper. When we accepted our assignments to cover the White House last year, we took the job with a goal to win back former subscribers and draw in new readers,” the letter continued. open image in gallery ‘There’s now a strong sense that neither Jeff Bezos nor Will Lewis are serious, good-faith stewards of The Washington Post ,’ a veteran correspondent told CNN.