Jeff Bezos defends decision to end Washington Post endorsements
After resignations and loss of subscribers, billionaire owner pens piece saying endorsements create ‘perception of bias’
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of the Washington Post, has penned a column in his own newspaper defending the decision not to endorse a candidate in the US presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, widely seen as a crucial stress test for American democracy.
The decision not to endorse has rocked the Post, one of the most storied names in US journalism since breaking the Watergate scandal that brought down Richard Nixon, and seen newsroom unrest, resignations from its editorial board and the loss of 200,000 subscribers who have cancelled their accounts with the newspaper.
Continue reading...
Read more at The Guardian
-
Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post's decision to end endorsements
Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Jeff Bezos Defends Decision to End Washington Post Endorsements
Business - The New York Times - October 29 -
Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post's decision to stop presidential endorsements days before election
Top stories - NBC News - October 29 -
Owner Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post's decision not to endorse as the right, 'principled' one
Entertainment - ABC News - October 28 -
Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post non-endorsement, says Americans 'don't trust' media
Business - CNBC - October 29 -
Washington Post reels from Bezos decision to not endorse
Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris, paper reports
Business - CNBC - October 26 -
Liz Cheney: Jeff Bezos 'afraid' to endorse Harris in Washington Post
Politics - The Hill - October 28
More from The Guardian
-
ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes
World - The Guardian - 35 minutes ago -
Ukraine claims Russia fired intercontinental ballistic missile at Dnipro
World - The Guardian - 4 hours ago -
Police report details sexual assault allegations against Pete Hegseth
World - The Guardian - 3 hours ago -
First close-up image of a star outside Milky Way shows supergiant in ‘cocoon’
World - The Guardian - 2 hours ago -
Son of woman killed by IRA condemns ‘cruel’ Disney series
World - The Guardian - 4 hours ago