Jeff Bezos is muzzling the Washington Post’s opinion section. That’s a death knell | Margaret Sullivan
‘I couldn’t be more sad and disgusted,’ says former top editor Martin Baron
Owners and publishers of news organizations often exert their will on opinion sections. It would be naive to think otherwise.
But a draconian announcement this week by Jeff Bezos, the Washington Post owner, goes far beyond the norm.
Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture
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