Bart Schaneman
@bartschaneman.bsky.social
Journalist/author. Former Breaking News Editor for The Washington Post.
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A week and a half after the Washington Post closed the Seoul news hub and I lost my job, I’m feeling better. Several editors have reached out, and I plan to do a lot more writing. I’m glad I live on this continent—Asia is a fascinating place. So many stories to tell.
February 17, 2026 at 6:58 AM
A week and a half after the Washington Post closed the Seoul news hub and I lost my job, I’m feeling better. Several editors have reached out, and I plan to do a lot more writing. I’m glad I live on this continent—Asia is a fascinating place. So many stories to tell.
My novel, The Pot Job, spotted at the new bookstore, the Denver Book Society. 17th and Humboldt.
February 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM
My novel, The Pot Job, spotted at the new bookstore, the Denver Book Society. 17th and Humboldt.
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"We were the scrappy overnight newsroom of a major global media organization trying like hell to honor its reputation and give our readers a full picture of the world." @bartschaneman.bsky.social on The Washington Post eliminating its hub in Seoul. therepublicofletters.substack.com/p/we-were-a-...
We Were a Breaking News Team
On Losing My Job at the Washington Post
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February 13, 2026 at 3:16 PM
"We were the scrappy overnight newsroom of a major global media organization trying like hell to honor its reputation and give our readers a full picture of the world." @bartschaneman.bsky.social on The Washington Post eliminating its hub in Seoul. therepublicofletters.substack.com/p/we-were-a-...
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Journalists in New Orleans have no idea how their work lives are about to change for the better. Or maybe they do! Either way, wonderful for everyone involved, @hankstuever.bsky.social especially. www.nola.com/news/veteran...
Former Washington Post journalist Hank Stuever joins The Times-Picayune and The Advocate
Hank Stuever, who twice has been named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature writing, will start in his new role next month. “He’s one of the best journalists in the country.”
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February 13, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Journalists in New Orleans have no idea how their work lives are about to change for the better. Or maybe they do! Either way, wonderful for everyone involved, @hankstuever.bsky.social especially. www.nola.com/news/veteran...
We Were a Breaking News Team
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We Were a Breaking News Team
On Losing My Job at the Washington Post
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February 12, 2026 at 6:44 AM
We Were a Breaking News Team
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The final Sunday arts section I worked on. (It’s a lovely one.)
February 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
The final Sunday arts section I worked on. (It’s a lovely one.)
Work is how I’m coping with getting laid off at the Washington Post. Editors: I’m open to any general assignments on the ground in South Korea, and I have extensive experience in business writing and book-related coverage. Link to my clips below.
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Work is how I’m coping with getting laid off at the Washington Post. Editors: I’m open to any general assignments on the ground in South Korea, and I have extensive experience in business writing and book-related coverage. Link to my clips below.
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The Post's announcement named Book World as a discrete entity being eliminated, which led to a lot of kind words, all of which are greatly appreciated. But other critics weren't in a section entirely eliminated (though what will remain of it, I have no idea), so I've seen much less about them. 1/2
February 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
The Post's announcement named Book World as a discrete entity being eliminated, which led to a lot of kind words, all of which are greatly appreciated. But other critics weren't in a section entirely eliminated (though what will remain of it, I have no idea), so I've seen much less about them. 1/2
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Wrote about getting laid off and why media workers deserve a little grace.
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I lost my job at The Washington Post
An improbably timed defense of the media
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February 6, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Wrote about getting laid off and why media workers deserve a little grace.
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Jon—once my editor at Slate then my colleague at the Post—is such a brilliant journalist and thoughtful human being. Any publication would be lucky to have him.
I consider 2025 my finest professional year. The Post just laid me off.
February 5, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Jon—once my editor at Slate then my colleague at the Post—is such a brilliant journalist and thoughtful human being. Any publication would be lucky to have him.
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Journalism is a great industry to go into if you want to become speedrun becoming a Marxist.
The big tech founder whose 417-foot, $500 million superyacht needs a 256-foot, $75 million superyacht to "shadow" it -- because the bigger yacht lacks a helipad -- had to cut his paper's newsroom almost in half, for reasons
NEWS: The cuts were so severe that at least one department head asked to leave The Post rather than be included in the planning.
Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section.
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Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Journalism is a great industry to go into if you want to become speedrun becoming a Marxist.
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My heart breaks at the end of the Books section at the Post. So many brilliant people there, especially @roncharles.bsky.social, the most beloved book critic I know. I feel like I should write more about this, but I’m on deadline and trying to finish a freelance piece myself.
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
My heart breaks at the end of the Books section at the Post. So many brilliant people there, especially @roncharles.bsky.social, the most beloved book critic I know. I feel like I should write more about this, but I’m on deadline and trying to finish a freelance piece myself.
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having trouble processing the washington post news on top of all the other news of the worst people in the world gutting or degrading things that matter. I'm just so sad & angry. primarily, the journalists who've been laid off (many of whom i look up to) deserve better. but it hurts all of us.
February 4, 2026 at 8:51 PM
having trouble processing the washington post news on top of all the other news of the worst people in the world gutting or degrading things that matter. I'm just so sad & angry. primarily, the journalists who've been laid off (many of whom i look up to) deserve better. but it hurts all of us.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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I just learned that The Post fired Marty Weil. I wasn't in the newsroom much, but when I was, he came in for his evening shifts, he would come through and say hello to literally everyone there. A really great guy, and a true sign of what The Post is giving up.
February 4, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I just learned that The Post fired Marty Weil. I wasn't in the newsroom much, but when I was, he came in for his evening shifts, he would come through and say hello to literally everyone there. A really great guy, and a true sign of what The Post is giving up.
Today The Washington Post closed its Seoul hub, where I was working as an assignment editor. We lost about a dozen journalists in that one moment, and over the last day or so we lost so many more. Hundreds of talented journalists, the best of the best. Darkest day of my career.
February 5, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Today The Washington Post closed its Seoul hub, where I was working as an assignment editor. We lost about a dozen journalists in that one moment, and over the last day or so we lost so many more. Hundreds of talented journalists, the best of the best. Darkest day of my career.
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I've been through some shitty times in my 20 years as a journalist but today just might take the shit cake
February 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I've been through some shitty times in my 20 years as a journalist but today just might take the shit cake
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hire kim
My time with The Washington Post is up. I was laid off with hundreds of folks I am so honored to call my colleagues.
I covered it all at The Post (really), so now I'm looking for my next adventure.
➡️ kbellware [at] gmail dot com
Website update coming soon
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forever
I covered it all at The Post (really), so now I'm looking for my next adventure.
➡️ kbellware [at] gmail dot com
Website update coming soon
@postguild.bsky.social
forever
February 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
hire kim
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New at @washingtonpost.com:
Trump wants to build a *250-ft-tall arch*, for America’s 250th anniversary
The structure would tower over nearby memorials — changing DC’s skyline and blocking views of the Lincoln Memorial
It’s also spooking experts who say it’s just too big
Trump wants to build a *250-ft-tall arch*, for America’s 250th anniversary
The structure would tower over nearby memorials — changing DC’s skyline and blocking views of the Lincoln Memorial
It’s also spooking experts who say it’s just too big
Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial
The president is eying a plot of land near Memorial Bridge. The art critic who proposed the idea called for a smaller arch or for Trump to pick a new site.
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January 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM
New at @washingtonpost.com:
Trump wants to build a *250-ft-tall arch*, for America’s 250th anniversary
The structure would tower over nearby memorials — changing DC’s skyline and blocking views of the Lincoln Memorial
It’s also spooking experts who say it’s just too big
Trump wants to build a *250-ft-tall arch*, for America’s 250th anniversary
The structure would tower over nearby memorials — changing DC’s skyline and blocking views of the Lincoln Memorial
It’s also spooking experts who say it’s just too big
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At Oval Office event on drug addiction, Trump praises Kathryn Burgum, wife of interior secretary, who spoke about her experience in recovery.
TRUMP: I saw them riding horses in a video and said, who is that? I was talking about her, not him … I said, I'm going to hire him
TRUMP: I saw them riding horses in a video and said, who is that? I was talking about her, not him … I said, I'm going to hire him
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
At Oval Office event on drug addiction, Trump praises Kathryn Burgum, wife of interior secretary, who spoke about her experience in recovery.
TRUMP: I saw them riding horses in a video and said, who is that? I was talking about her, not him … I said, I'm going to hire him
TRUMP: I saw them riding horses in a video and said, who is that? I was talking about her, not him … I said, I'm going to hire him
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The killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis briefly revived tech’s liberal voice, exposing a gap between outspoken employees and CEOs who have shied away from repeating the political dissent seen during President Trump’s first term. https://wapo.st/49Z0PC9
January 30, 2026 at 10:01 AM
The killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis briefly revived tech’s liberal voice, exposing a gap between outspoken employees and CEOs who have shied away from repeating the political dissent seen during President Trump’s first term. https://wapo.st/49Z0PC9
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NEW from Natalie Allison, @iarnsdorf.bsky.social and Hannay Knowles -- Trump faces fresh MAGA blowback for efforts to ‘de-escalate’ in Minnesota www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump faces fresh MAGA blowback for efforts to ‘de-escalate’ in Minnesota
The president’s response to widespread public dismay over the shooting death of another Minnesotan has put him in a bind with his own base.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:01 PM
NEW from Natalie Allison, @iarnsdorf.bsky.social and Hannay Knowles -- Trump faces fresh MAGA blowback for efforts to ‘de-escalate’ in Minnesota www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Some really kind words about my book Float Me Away, Floodwaters.
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Summer Reading: Adam Gnade's "Float Me Away, Floodwaters"
American personal fiction at its finest.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Some really kind words about my book Float Me Away, Floodwaters.
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"The threat to constitutional order comes not from prosecutors whose requests are narrowed by courts, but from an administration that treats lawful prosecution as persecution and retribution as justice," writes Jordan Ryan, a former U.N. assistant secretary-general. https://wapo.st/4amWbPK
January 30, 2026 at 11:20 AM
"The threat to constitutional order comes not from prosecutors whose requests are narrowed by courts, but from an administration that treats lawful prosecution as persecution and retribution as justice," writes Jordan Ryan, a former U.N. assistant secretary-general. https://wapo.st/4amWbPK