After Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of The Washington Post, made the decision to halt the publication of the editorial board’s endorsement of Kamala Harris, there was a significant backlash from digital subscribers. According to a report from The Post, at least 250,000 subscribers chose to cancel their subscriptions. Both current and former journalists at … Read more
“ Amazon founder Jeff Bezos may not permit The Washington Post to publish its traditional endorsement of a presidential candidate, but he is willing to write and publish an op-ed explaining his decision. He claims that this is all in an effort to maintain unbiased journalism. Last Friday, The Post announced that it would not … Read more
In a recent column for The Washington Post, humorist Alexandra Petri made a bold endorsement for Kamala Harris in the upcoming presidential election. Titled “It Has Fallen to Me, the Humor Columnist, to Endorse Kamala Harris for President,” Petri humorously highlighted the newspaper’s decision not to endorse a candidate in the 2024 election, citing the … Read more
Ruth Marcus has been a writer for The Washington Post for forty years. Yesterday, she wrote a principled dissent to the decision of Jeff Bezos, the billionaire who owns the newspaper, to stop the editorial board from publishing its endorsement of Kamala Harris. In addition, 16 opinion writers published a statement criticizing the decision. She … Read more
It is evident that billionaire Jeff Bezos instructed the editorial board not to publish their endorsement of Kamala Harris. The editorial had already been written, but Bezos intervened to stop it. The directive came from Will Lewis, who Bezos had brought in from Rupert Murdoch’s conservative publishing empire. The reasons behind Bezos’s decision remain unknown … Read more
On the same day that the Washington Post announced that it would not endorse a Presidential candidate, the following article appeared, written by Isaac Arnsdorf and Josh Dawsey. Actually, I saw the article on the Post website Friday morning but by Friday night it had disappeared from the website. I searched for it at 1 … Read more
Last night, I perused the multitude of letters to the editor of the Washington Post regarding Bezos’ decision not to endorse. It is likely that by now, there are thousands. The majority of them expressed: “I have canceled my subscription.” Good for those individuals. As for me, I have no intention of canceling my subscription. … Read more
The Washington Post announced that it will not be endorsing a candidate for president in the upcoming election, a decision that has sparked controversy within the publication. The current publisher, Will Lewis, defended the decision as a return to the paper’s tradition of not endorsing candidates and emphasized the importance of allowing readers to make … Read more
The Washington Post’s recent announcement that it will not be endorsing a candidate for the 2024 presidential election has sparked controversy. Known for its liberal stance, the newspaper’s decision reflects the will of its billionaire owner, Jeff Bezos. Under the leadership of Will Lewis, who was brought in from the Rupert Murdoch news empire, the … Read more
The Washington Post Building at One Franklin Square Building on June 5, 2024 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images The Washington Post announced on Friday that it will break from tradition and not endorse a candidate in the upcoming presidential election. This decision, which sparked immediate criticism, marks a significant departure from the … Read more