US EditionLongtime Washington Post Columnist Joe Davidson Quits While Calling Out Jeff Bezos’ Editorial Constraints
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – Joe Davidson resigned after The Washington Post canceled his column for being too opinionated amid editorial shifts linked to a 250,000-subscriber loss, he said.
- Joe Davidson, who had contributed to The Washington Post for nearly two decades, resigned this month after the newspaper discontinued his most recent Federal Insider column, citing concerns that it contained too much opinion.
- Davidson explained that he decided to leave due to a new, previously unknown policy limiting subjective views and analysis within News articles, which he found was applied unevenly.
- He stated the policy imposed constraints he could not accept and described the column's blocking as a 'death blow' to his role as a columnist.
- Davidson observed that while Jeff Bezos’s ownership brought financial resources, vitality, and guidance to The Post, his actions since before the last presidential election have given the impression that he was excessively deferential toward President Donald Trump.
- Davidson's resignation reflects broader morale issues and talent departures amid changes under Bezos, while the paper maintains strong coverage of Trump and continues producing first-rate journalism.
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‘I have no reason to believe he was directly involved in my situation, but it would be naïve to ignore the context,’ Joe Davidson said of Jeff Bezos.
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