2025.01.06

[lsanderson]

Don't need no reporters no more: Washington Post expected to lay off dozens of staffers in coming week – report
‘Cuts will be deep’, media reporter writes, after paper faced scrutiny for halting endorsement of Harris in October
Michael Sainato
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jan/06/washington-post-layoffs

One way to get them out the door: Washington Post cartoonist resigns over paper’s refusal to publish cartoon critical of Jeff Bezos
Pulitzer prize winner Ann Telnaes had drawn a cartoon of the paper’s owner kneeling before Donald Trump
Ramon Antonio Vargas
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jan/04/washington-post-cartoonist-resigns-jeff-bezos

Danish king changes coat of arms amid row with Trump over Greenland
Design shows intent to keep control of Faroe Islands and Greenland – which Trump says he would like the US to buy
Miranda Bryant
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/danish-king-changes-coat-of-arms-in-apparent-rebuke-to-donald-trump

Ripe for the picking? Irish wine on the up – but ‘nobody will retire rich’
Global heating has made conditions more favourable for growing grapes – and finding the right variety is key
Lisa O'Carroll Ireland correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/05/ripe-for-the-picking-irish-wine-on-the-up-but-nobody-will-retire-rich

How The Vivienne became a breakout star of British drag
Yasmin Rufo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgp9kq2lkvo