Washington Post announces 'painful' job cuts

The Post, which gained legendary status when it helped bring down president Richard Nixon in the Watergate scandal, will see "substantial" reductions in a newsroom, which until now had an estimated 800 journalists, Executive Editor Matt Murray said. The shrinking of the Post comes as major traditional media outlets in the United States face intense pressure from President Donald Trump, who routinely denigrates journalists as "fake news" and has launched multiple lawsuits over coverage of his presidency.