Veteran reporters, journalism professors, and former Washington Post staffers are among those raising alarm over the respected newspaper’s increasingly common publication of editorials that directly support the business interests of its owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, without disclosing potential conflicts of interest. NPR reported on Tuesday that at least three editorials published by the paper…
The editorial board of the Washington Post, owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, expressed approval of President Donald Trump‘s “aggressive” move to tear down the White House‘s East Wing in order to erect a massive ballroom funded by private corporations — including Amazon. “Strong leaders reject calcification,” the Washington Post editorial board said in the…
A star Washington Post columnist fired by Jeff Bezos’s newspaper has warned that the billionaire is enabling America’s descent into authoritarianism under Donald Trump. She says the state-sanctioned murder of journalists is no longer unthinkable. Trump has repeatedly spoken about using the military to stifle an “enemy within”—including Democrats, leftists, and protestors—saying troops are using…
The Washington Post’s new opinion editor is not worried about the plethora of challenges facing the beleaguered newsroom’s editorial pages, saying he wants to take Jeff Bezos’ prescribed mandate and “get this right” because many Americans “don’t trust” the paper in his first interview since his June appointment. Opinion editor Adam O’Neal told Fox News Digital that…
(Reuters) -A Wells Fargo banker, Chenyue Mao, who had been barred from leaving China for several months, has been allowed to return to the United States following negotiations between U.S. and Chinese officials, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing several people familiar with the matter. Mao, who works in Wells Fargo’s international factoring business,…
(Reuters) -Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., will no longer seek charges against people who violate a local law prohibiting individuals from carrying rifles or shotguns in the nation’s capital, the Washington Post reported late on Tuesday. The decision, which represents a break from the office’s prior policy, comes amid what President Donald Trump has described…
The Washington Post is shrinking and sinking, and fast. Amid continuing losses, the news organization is wrapping up its second employee buyout in 18 months. This one will clear out about three dozen of its most accomplished reporters, editors and opinion columnists (Jonathan Capehart, Catherine Rampell, David Von Drehle). This is a trend, unfortunately: In…
Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart is the latest prominent writer to leave the paper after owner Jeff Bezos revamped the opinion section, with the Pulitzer-winning commentator and frequent Trump critic reportedly accepting a buyout on Monday. Capehart’s buyout was first reported by Axios. He will remain the co-host of MSNBC’s “The Weekend” and will still…
The Washington Post just lost yet another Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist amid a growing staff revolt against the newspaper’s change in direction under the second MAGA administration. After almost two decades at his desk, opinion columnist Jonathan Capehart has now taken a buyout, Axios reported Monday, while planning to continue his journalistic work as PBS political…
Joe Davidson, a longtime Washington Post columnist, publicly acknowledged his resignation this week after the paper killed one of his columns for being “too opinionated,” calling out Jeff Bezos in what he described as a damaging editorial shift. Davidson announced his departure from WaPo in his final “Federal Insider” column last month. He then expounded…