The Washington Post fires a third of its employees, including Shashi Tharoor's son Ishaan.

Almost one-third of the Washington Post's employees were let go, including the head of the New Delhi bureau, and important sections like sports and foreign were shut down. At one of the top newspapers in America, the cuts raise questions about the future of international journalism.

In one of the largest layoffs in media history, The Washington Post laid off roughly one-third of its employees on Wednesday, cutting its sports section, closing multiple overseas offices, and ceasing to cover its book. Those impacted included the head of the paper's New Delhi bureau and all of its editors and journalists in the Middle East.

In the massive layoffs, Ishaan Tharoor was one of almost 300 workers let go.

In a social media article, Tharoor, a prominent foreign affairs journalist and the son of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, announced his leave and wrote about his years with the newspaper and the abrupt termination of his position.

"I have been laid off today from the Washington Post, along with most of the International staff and so many other wonderful colleagues," Tharoor posted to X. "I’m heartbroken for our newsroom and especially for the peerless journalists who served the Post internationally."

He posted a picture of an empty newsroom along with the caption, "a bad day."

Ishan also thought back on his work at the newspaper, stating that starting the WorldView column in 2017 to assist readers better comprehend world affairs had been an honor. He expressed gratitude to the approximately 500,000 subscribers who had followed his reporting over the years.