The Washington Post’s decision not to endorse any candidate in the 2024 presidential election has not only sparked outrage among its current and former staffers, but also led to a spree of subscription cancellations. Within 24 hours of the newspaper’s publisher announcing its decision, a first in 36 years, more than 2,000 subscribers cancelled their…
The Washington Post’s bombshell decision to skip endorsing a candidate in this year’s presidential race, making it the second biggest newspaper to do this after the LA Times has set off a firestorm among readers, political insiders, and journalists alike. Readers React to WaPo’s Decision Not to Endorse Either Trump or Harris(AP) After reports surfaced…
“Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.” Timothy Sydner, On Tyranny (2017) It is vital that we…
The Washington Post’s decision not to endorse a presidential candidate has sparked a staff backlash. The paper reported owner Jeff Bezos made the call and that a Harris endorsement was planned. The news sparked fears of management interference and potential self-censorship in a tight race. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a…
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos speaks after receiving the 2019 International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Excellence in Industry Award during the the 70th International Astronautical Congress at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on October 22, 2019. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Amazon founder Jeff Bezos reportedly blocked a prominent newspaper…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Photo : Twitter The Washington Post‘s publisher on Friday announced that the newspaper will not endorse any presidential candidate this year or ‘in any future presidential election’. The is the first time in 36 years that the media outlet is not backing any nominee. Meanwhile, reports state that billionaire Jeff Bezos…
The Washington Post is feeling the pressure as staffers are growing ‘restless’ over the paper’s radio silence on endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidency. Whispers in the newsroom suggest that owner Jeff Bezos might be the one pulling the strings—possibly to avoid stepping on the toes of the former president. While the editorial…
Employees at the Washington Post are becoming increasingly impatient over newspaper’s reluctance to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the US presidential race as the election day is rapidly approaching.According to a Status newsletter report, the speculations are ripe that the delay is due to the influence of owner Jeff Bezos, who is hesitant to…
Washington Post staffers are growing restless over the left-leaning paper’s silence on endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president — with many suspecting that owner Jeff Bezos is behind the delay, according to a report. Some insiders speculate the billionaire Amazon founder, who has not spoken publicly about the 2024 election, does not want to…
Vice President Kamala Harris went from a shy foreigner who was initially bullied to an outgoing extrovert who intervened to protect a classmate from sexual abuse during the years she spent attending high school in Canada, according to Washington Post interviews of her fellow students. Harris spent five years of her childhood in Montréal, though…