The Washington Post has faced a significant staff exodus as all but one of its obituary reporters have accepted buyout offers from the media outlet. According to a report, the paper’s obit desk, which has been decimated by the new buyouts, is now largely empty. Michael Schaffer, a senior editor at Politico Magazine, detailed how the VSP has caused the exodus. He noted that the lone holdout is too junior to qualify for the buyout deal. Adam Bernstein, the paper’s longtime obit chief, was one of the latest Post staffers to accept the buyout, joining The New York Times as deputy editor of its Obituaries Desk. Schaffer lamented the exit of Bernstein and other obit writers, stating that the change is significant for those who care about warts-and-all journalism. Unlike beat reporters, full-time obituary writers don’t have to worry about offending grieving sources. Getting rid of them is a recipe for toothless pieces that pull punches about deceased power players. The Washington Post announced in May that it was rolling out its VSP program to its veteran employees, offering them an option to leave the company in exchange for months of base pay following their departure. In a staff memo obtained by Fox News Digital, Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray told staff, ‘Today, we are announcing that The Washington Post is offering a Voluntary Separation Program (VSP) to news employees with 10 or more years’ service at The Post, as well as to all members of the video department and to all members of the copy desk and sports copy desk.’ The VSP document viewed by Fox News Digital detailed the pay for different lengths of service. One anonymous Post staffer told Schaffer that the buyouts have caused an ‘absolute exodus’ at the company. The reporter noted some of the recent big name departures, including ‘longtime political reporter Dan Balz, veteran columnist David von Drehle, and dozens of others.’ Additionally, Washington Post columnist and MSNBC show host Jonathan Capehart reportedly accepted a buyout earlier this month and is leaving the Jeff Bezos-owned paper after nearly two decades. Many Post staffers have quit the paper in recent months, some spurred on by their concerns over the Washington Post’s editorial slant taking a rightward shift following President Donald Trump’s re-election. In February, Bezos announced that the editorial section of the paper would be changing course, prompting then-opinion editor David Shipley to leave. Bezos’ changes led to a sharp backlash in his newsroom, with staffers telling Fox News Digital earlier this month that morale has collapsed at the paper. A Washington Post spokesperson declined to give comment to Fox News Digital on ‘personnel matters’ but stated the paper ‘will continue to have staff-written obituaries.’