Missy Ryan

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Missy Ryan

Missy Ryan

@missy_ryan

Staff writer at The Atlantic, covering national security, foreign policy and defense. Get in touch on Signal: mryan.86

Washington DC Katılım Nisan 2009
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Tara Copp@TaraCopp·
For all of my colleagues at @washingtonpost who were laid off today - and any other journalists who need help - the @PressClubDC has resources for job searches and networking. My heart is broken but I’m determined to help.
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Catherine Belton
Catherine Belton@CatherineBelton·
The captain of the best foreign desk out there & the reason why so many of the incredible international staff of The Post turned down buyouts -- because they all wanted to work with @PeterFinnWP. It was a privilege & we are all devastated by the senseless wrecking of this team
Ben Mullin@BenMullin

NEWS: The cuts were so severe that at least one department head asked to leave The Post rather than be included in the planning. Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section. nytimes.com/2026/02/04/bus…

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Rebecca Tan
Rebecca Tan@rebtanhs·
Among hundreds laid off from The Washington Post yesterday were dozens of international employees not eligible for protection under the Guild and being axed under less favorable terms, w/ massive logistical challenges ahead. Please help support them: gofund.me/a1da16561
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Lizzie Johnson
Lizzie Johnson@lizziejohnsonnn·
Picked up my notebook this morning — full of notes from a recent reporting trip — and got hit with another wave of grief over all the stories that now won't be told. I'm looking for work, preferably in Kyiv, should anyone need a dogged, empathetic reporter. DM/email.
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Louisa Loveluck
Louisa Loveluck@leloveluck·
I have always tried to use my work to marry accountability-focused reporting with deeply human narratives that drive the stakes of policy decisions home. If that's something you'd like in your newsroom, please do get in touch. louisaloveluck [at] gmail [dot] com.
Louisa Loveluck@leloveluck

Heartbroken to have been laid off by The Washington Post today. It has been the honour of a lifetime to work with these colleagues for a decade, from Damascus to Baghdad, Derna to to Bakhmut. I am proud of our work. Thank you, everyone.

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Siobhán O'Grady
Siobhán O'Grady@siobhan_ogrady·
Still reeling that my four years covering the war in Ukraine for The Washington Post are up — right before the invasion anniversary. I plan to stay in Kyiv because this story is more important than ever. So please reach out with opportunities.
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Josh Rogin
Josh Rogin@joshrogin·
Thanks to all who checked in on me today. My job was not impacted by the layoffs. I ask you all to support my colleagues who were laid off. We need as many professional journalists on the field as possible these days.
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Missy Ryan@missy_ryan·
As my colleague @AshleyRParker wrote today, the executives who are gutting the Post fail to understand that "the paper’s coverage of Washington will be neither as vivid nor as authoritative without the contributions of journalists in bureaus around the world." The same is true for synergies around Local and Sports. theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…
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Missy Ryan@missy_ryan·
I couldn't be prouder to have spent a decade working alongside the @washingtonpost's foreign correspondents, a brave, talented and enterprising team of best-in-class journalists. Their presence around the world is crucial to keeping Americans informed about the events that impact their lives.
Lizzie Johnson@lizziejohnsonnn

Getting to follow in the footsteps of so many Washington Post correspondents — who have been at the front lines of some of the world’s biggest moments — has been an honor. We are still here, still writing history. I hope that doesn’t change.

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Ashley Parker
Ashley Parker@AshleyRParker·
Hegseth kept trying to make FAFO happen. Now, w the toppling of Maduro, we finally have the Fuck Around and Find Out Doctrine. From me and @missy_ryan: Trump, it turns out, seems to believe that a little foreign adventurism is just fine, as long as he’s the one doing the adventuring. W @missy_ryan: theatlantic.com/national-secur…
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Tara Copp
Tara Copp@TaraCopp·
More accurate reporting: 1.) That a revision to Coast Guard harassment policy downgraded the swastika and noose to “potentially divisive” 2.) That Hegseth had not initially planned for his Quantico speech to include Trump 3.) That Hegseth’s security detail was now covering ex-spouses 4.) That Hegseth has investigated more than 300 Pentagon personnel for comments after Charlie Kirk’s murder We have an incredible team - @AlexHortonTX @noahjrobertson @nakashimae @John_Hudson @wstrobel @DanLamothe @karendeyoung1 and many more - Follow us! And thank you for reading and supporting us.
Dan Lamothe@DanLamothe

This year, accurate @washingtonpost scoops include, but are not limited to: 1) Detailed military planning to send troops to Chicago and other cities 2) Planning to create what are now called national defense areas at the border 3) The arrangement of the high-profile Quantico meeting 4) Details about the classified memo justifying boat strikes 5) The ouster/clash of numerous Hegseth staffers. All of these stories relied all or in part on anonymous sources. All of them were true.

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