Episode 17
Tactic's from the Owner's Box: Sustaining a Mission-Driven Media Company
February 19th, 2026
8 mins 13 secs
Season 3
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The Washington Post just announced it was laying off 30% of its workforce. 300 newsroom journalists told to put down their pens, entire sections gutted. How did we get here? What does it take to sustain a mission-driven media company? At the Owner's Box, we are interested in how ownership shapes a company's behavior and nowhere is that more interesting than in an industry with a mission to provide a public good.