US media mogul sees a big opportunity in the cuts at the Washington Post

Robert Allbritton’s Notus plans to double its newsroom staff, which includes hiring prominent ex-Post journalists Robert Allbritton, the billionaire media entrepreneur, said he was “pained” by the Washington Post’s decision to lay off a large chunk of its newsroom in early February. But, he also saw it as an opportunity to hire some of the Post’s most well-known journalists, including many who would have been hard to poach in previous years. “Opportunity knocks, and you’re going to decide if ...

By Jeremy Barr in Washington