Jeff Bezos' Washington Post launches major newsroom clear-out

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16. I delivered the Washington Post in the 1950s

It was a great time for newspapers. But even in the 1950s, newspapers were starting to diminish somewhat. There were at least four newspapers published in Washington, DC; at the start of the 1950s; the Washington Post, The Times Herald, The Evening Star, and the Daily News (if I remember correctly). The Post bought out its morning competitor, The Times Herald, which boosted the number of subscribers that I delivered to. i don't recall the exact history of the other newspapers, but I believe the Star and News eventually must have gone out of business. I was really proud to be delivering the Washington Post. It had the great cartoonist, Herblock, and great columnists. It is sad to see what is happening to this formerly great newspaper. It seems to symbolize what is happening to our country.