Elwood Watson: Newspaper miss the point by skipping out on presidential endorsements

Elwood Watson: Newspaper miss the point by skipping out on presidential endorsements

Both the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times have attracted significant attention for their decisions not to endorse a presidential candidate this election cycle. Washington Post staffers announced they had already drafted an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, and that owner Jeff Bezos halted its publication. Bezos’s sudden decision resulted in the departure of editor-at-large Robert Kagan, who made it clear he was very disturbed by …

OP-ED | Newspapers Miss The Point By Skipping Out On Presidential Endorsements

Columnist Elwood Watson says presidential endorsements by newspapers tend to have limited influence. They are distinct from local or statewide endorsements for office and provide a different purpose: to emulate a specific institution’s spirit and underlying ideals.