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MEDIA MATTERS: The gutting of The Washington Post is a warning we can’t ignore
dailymaverick.co.za
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

The Washington Post once told the world that ‘democracy dies in darkness’. This past week, the darkness arrived. Not from an authoritarian decree, but from an owner’s calculated surrender.
The Washington Post once told the world that ‘democracy dies in darkness’. This past week, the darkness arrived. Not from an authoritarian decree, but from an owner’s calculated surrender.
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