Longoria’s description of Bezos’ ‘courage’ hasn’t necessarily aged well, as past and former Washington Post staffers condemn his ‘cowardice’ in killing an …
Amazon Founder and Executive Chair Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez attend the Vanity Fair 95th Oscars Party at the The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California on March 12, 2023.
But perhaps Longoria, Jones and the others should weigh in, given that they participated in Bezos and Sanchez’s efforts to brand themselves as global arbiters of “courage” when they launched their award in 2021. With the award, the power couple have gained lots of positive media coverage by handing out multimillion awards to other famous people, who are supposed to turn around and distribute the money to worthy causes.
“To Lauren and Jeff …I thank you for seeing me and our work,” Longoria continued. “I hope I can do so with the kind of courage and civility that you are both known for.” The Washington Post erupted in turmoil late last week after the paper reported that Bezos had ordered its editorial board to kill its endorsement of Harris, 11 days before the election.
Washington Post legends Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein also issued a joint statement, saying this decision so close to the election “ignores the Washington Post’s own overwhelming reportorial evidence on the threat Donald Trump poses to democracy.
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