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Jeff Bezos Reshapes Washington Post Opinion Section to Focus on Free Markets and Liberties

Jeff Bezos announced changes to The Washington Post's opinion section, focusing on personal liberties and free markets, which led to the resignation of editorial page editor David Shipley.
The newspaper lost 250,000 subscribers after Bezos blocked an endorsement for Kamala Harris, prompting several employee resignations.
Jeff Stein, a reporter at the Post, commented on the situation as a 'massive encroachment' by Bezos into the opinion section.
Bezos stated that opposing views would be published elsewhere, viewing broad-based opinion sections as outdated in the internet era.

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