US EditionWashington Post loses 75K subscribers after Bezos-ordered Op-Ed pivot
- More than 75,000 subscribers have canceled their memberships with The Washington Post after owner Jeff Bezos ordered changes to the opinion section to align with libertarian values.
- David Shipley resigned after attempting to convince Bezos against the announced changes.
- The news organization had previously faced over 300,000 cancellations due to Bezos blocking an endorsement for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
- Bezos expressed that he seeks to enhance the paper's credibility, stating that opposing viewpoints will be published by others.
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More Nominees for the Washington Post "Most Bezos Obedient Washington Post Reporters" Award
Michael Birnbaum, Natalie Allison, Matt Viser, and Jacqueline Alemany are new leaders for the prize “Most Bezos Obedient Washington Post Reporters” In their story www.washingtonpost.com/… about the Trump/Zelensky meeting, readers learned a number of...
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