Legendary ex-editor Marty Baron is calling the move “cowardice.”
The billionaire Amazon founder stopped the publication of an endorsement of the Democratic candidate which its editorial board had already written, the paper reported.
Jeff Bezos directly intervened to stop The Washington Post publishing an endorsement of Kamala Harris, the paper's own reporters revealed Friday.to readers, saying it was an attempt to “provide through the newsroom non-partisan news for all Americans, and thought-provoking, reported views from our opinion team to help our readers make up their own minds.”by its billionaire CEO Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, plunging the newsroom into chaos over its owner’s meddling into its editorial affairs.
The potential lack of a presidential endorsement was first reported by Oliver Darcy’s Status newsletter. According to NPR, which first’s decision, opinion editor David Shipley informed staff on Friday morning about the decision. Opinion among staff, according to NPR, was “uniformly negative.
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