Eight years ago, Denzel Washington delivered a powerful film adaptation of August Wilson’s Fences, showcasing African American history. Now, as a co-producer, Washington brings another Wilson play to the screen – The Piano Lesson. This film, set in 1930s Pittsburgh, follows Boy Willie’s attempt to convince his sister Berniece to sell the family piano. The … Read more
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
Washington and Lee University has received a generous gift of $132 million that will enable the institution to adopt a need-blind admissions policy, in addition to its current commitment to meeting the full financial needs of students without requiring them to take out loans. The university made this announcement on Thursday. The donation from William … 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