The Washington Post announced it will lay off nearly 100 workers, or 4% of its staff, in an attempt to stem growing losses, according to media reports. The cuts reportedly will affect mainly employees on the business side of the storied US newspaper owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

The Washington Post laid off nearly its entire public relations department in its sweeping layoffs on Tuesday as it moves away from promoting the paper’s journalism. The Post laid off six staffers from the company’s public relations department,

The Washington Post said on Tuesday it would lay off about 4% of its workforce or less than 100 employees in a bid to cut costs, as the storied newspaper grapples with growing losses. The newspaper is making changes across several business functions,

The Washington Post is cutting about four percent of its workforce on the business side of the company, a spokesperson for the newspaper confirmed on Tuesday.

The owner of the "Washington Post," Jeff Bezos, announced the layoff of about four percent of the newspaper's employees, which amounts to close to 100 people, as reported by BBC News on Wednesday. Media outlets note that this decision will likely exacerbate the already serious crisis in the newspaper's editorial office.