Starbucks headquarters at Starbucks Center on July 3, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.Image: David Ryder (Getty Images) Starbucks (SBUX) has warned its corporate staff that failing to work in the office three days a week could lead to termination. The mandate is part of the coffee chain’s “standardized process,” set to launch in January, according to…
Is a news organisation obliged to endorse political candidates? No. Many do, some don’t. Does a news organisation’s endorsement make much difference to the outcome of any given election? It did once, but not anymore, not really. American media is up in arms over the decision by the Washington Post – now owned by the…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos might not allow The Washington Post to run its traditional endorsement of a presidential candidate, but he’s willing to pen and run an op-ed justifying his move. It’s all in the name of keeping the media unbiased, Jeff Bezos insists. Last Friday, the Post announced it was not endorsing a candidate…
Jeff Bezos on Monday defended the Washington Post’s decision not to endorse a presidential candidate as “principled,” with the billionaire founder of Amazon.com arguing Americans believe the media is biased. Bezos, who bought the newspaper in 2013, also pushed back against any notion that he ordered it up to protect his business interests. On Friday,…
New details on China’s alleged efforts to interfere in U.S. politics – CBS News Watch CBS News The Washington Post is reporting that a group of hackers linked to the Chinese government collected audio recordings from phone calls of American political figures, including an unnamed Donald Trump campaign adviser. The report comes days after CBS…
Billionaire Jeff Bezos defended blocking The Washington Post‘s planned endorsement of Kamala Harris in an op-ed on Monday, claiming the decision was a “principled” one and that there was no quid-pro-quo arrangement with any presidential candidate. The 911-word piece is Bezos’ first comment after he ended on Friday the Post’s nearly 50-year tradition of endorsing…
Mary Trump has launched a scathing critique of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos following The Washington Post’s controversial decision not to endorse a presidential candidate in the upcoming election. In a blog post published on Saturday, former President Donald Trump‘s estranged niece condemned what she called Bezos’ “egregious decision” to force the newspaper, which he has…
The Washington Post’s outgoing editor-at-large and longtime columnist has made explosive claims that its owner Jeff Bezos struck a deal with Donald Trump in order to kill the newspaper’s endorsement of Kamala Harris. Robert Kagan, who resigned from his position on Friday after more than two decades at the publication, told the Daily Beast that…
Washington Post CEO Will Lewis took the fall on Saturday for Jeff Bezos’ decision to end the Post’s endorsements of presidential candidates, saying in a new statement he himself didn’t believe in presidential endorsements. “Reporting around the role of The Washington Post owner and the decision not to publish a presidential endorsement has been inaccurate,“…
With US presidential elections approaching nearer, The Washington Post on Friday stated that it will not support a candidate in the race to the White House this year and would avoid doing so in the future, a decision that received criticism from a former executive editor. In a report by The Washington Post — reporting…