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JohnSJ

(95,737 posts)
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 12:17 PM Friday

Per MSNBC Washington Post won't endorse a candidate. Today I will cancel my Washington Post subscription. These cowards [View all]

are afraid of trump retribution if he should win.

Washington Post Will No Longer Endorse Presidential Candidates

From Bloomberg:

"The Washington Post won’t be making a presidential endorsement for the 2024 election or in any future presidential races.

William Lewis, the newspaper’s publisher and chief executive officer, said in a statement Friday that the publication is “returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates.”

The paper, which is owned by Amazon.com Inc. co-founder Jeff Bezos, had drafted an endorsement for Vice President Kamala Harris, according to Oliver Darcy’s newsletter Status.

Top editorial page editors at the Los Angeles Times resigned this week after the newspaper’s owner blocked a planned endorsement for Harris."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-25/washington-post-will-no-longer-endorse-presidential-candidates?srnd=homepage-americas

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for newspaper editors to do nothing."



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If they don't know right from wrong why should anyone trust their paper? bullimiami Friday #1
Exactly, especially with this election, where our democracy is at stake. JohnSJ Friday #3
Bring back Woodward and Bernstein, and reputable managing editors like Ben Bradlee FakeNoose Friday #18
And visionary publisher/owners like Katharine Graham! Staph Friday #62
I did too. hlthe2b Friday #2
Absolute Cowards! BlueHurricane Friday #4
Didn't the OP say that Bezos had drafted a statement wnylib Friday #60
Yes it did. That's what I don't understand... Cha Friday #75
I wondered about that, too. Either the newspaper's wnylib Friday #97
Well since that post we've learned that it was Bezos Cha Friday #98
Thanks. wnylib Friday #100
But why should they be? It makes no sense. TwilightZone Friday #5
Owners are scared of retribution. tman Friday #7
That's it. GoodRaisin Friday #20
But only from Trump. They know Harris is too ethical to retaliate. Nt spooky3 Friday #44
Makes sense given the Murdoch-ization of WaPo pat_k Friday #10
That's what I don't understand FrankBooth Friday #14
democracy vs fascism Skittles Friday #89
Owners (Bezos) are scared lof trump's retribution. tman Friday #6
He is one of the richest people on the planet newdeal2 Friday #27
It's not security, it's money and bother Maeve Friday #92
Murdoch-ization of the Washington Post pat_k Friday #8
Maybe if I don't upset the leopard it won't eat my face... sarisataka Friday #9
"Democracy dies in darkness." Reader Rabbit Friday #11
The cowardice is stunning Marigold Friday #12
NYT..all the news that's shit to print. BattleRow Friday #70
That there is an Undecided. Sneederbunk Friday #13
Based on MSNBC saying it? Shouldn't we let the WP make their own announcement? yellowcanine Friday #15
They did. BlueHurricane Friday #17
They did, that is where MSNBC got the story, from the Washington Post. Here it is: JohnSJ Friday #23
On Political Endorsement sarisataka Friday #24
Actually... no paywall... littlemissmartypants Friday #49
Fuck these cowards PCIntern Friday #16
This is why alternate media is flourishing Keepthesoulalive Friday #19
I canceled mine a while ago but I had just purchased a year subscription so it won't run out for quite awhile. Jmb 4 Harris-Walz Friday #21
such fucking bullshit,,, paving the way for fascism LymphocyteLover Friday #22
Just cancelled mine. RedSpartan Friday #25
Cowards! Subscription canceled Danmel Friday #26
Does it matter? Mosby Friday #28
It matters to me Keepthesoulalive Friday #95
Cancelled today as well Maeve Friday #29
American journalism is just about hit rock-bottom. I remember when newspapers and reporters were respected Walleye Friday #30
Any newspaper, WAPO, LA Times, etc, that has neither the clarity of vision nor the values to speak out against fascism JohnSJ Friday #31
There would likely be Trump Camps just for Journalists bucolic_frolic Friday #32
Instead of a whimper, the newspapers will fall with a bang. Baitball Blogger Friday #33
A more effective strategy world be Deminpenn Friday #34
True. JohnSJ Friday #35
Remember Sears was amazon Deminpenn Friday #36
Boycott Amazon! CloudWatcher Friday #69
My sister just emailed to say she just canceled her subscription. redwitch Friday #37
Total bullshit -- they've been endorsing congressional and senate candidates. onenote Friday #38
The intimidation of the media is a significant milestone on the way to a banana republic Alhena Friday #39
Democracy Dies by Assisted Suicide tishaLA Friday #40
The Fourth Estate has failed America Mr.WeRP Friday #41
Pathetic MT in SF Friday #42
making this worse, not better RANDYWILDMAN Friday #43
Fucking cowards!!!! Initech Friday #45
Add me to the list of "just cancelled" yliza Friday #46
This is how fascists control the press JoseBalow Friday #47
The readers' comments Mme. Defarge Friday #48
Comments are still open ok_cpu Friday #84
As someone who came of age during Watergate orangecrush Friday #50
I just canceled too. Goddamned cowards. catbyte Friday #51
Just hit send... CCExile Friday #52
Is this the part where Democracy Dies in Darkness? ............... riversedge Friday #53
I'm really surprised PennRalphie Friday #54
Good one on you, John peggysue2 Friday #55
"Anticipatory obeisance" nt poli-junkie Friday #56
Today the Washington Post Mme. Defarge Friday #57
Just cancelled too. Onthefly Friday #58
I cancelled my subscription, as well. Arkansas Granny Friday #59
Cancelling immediately. dsharp88 Friday #61
Disappointing, but I wasn't reading it that much anyway. iscooterliberally Friday #63
Bezos probably just wants more deregulation and tax cuts jfz9580m Friday #64
The ultimate sanewashing of Trump by WaPo. nt SunSeeker Friday #65
Just cancelled and selected concern about content BootinUp Friday #66
Just cancelled Washington Post subscription MonaLisa1 Friday #67
The fourth estate, as protector of democracy and investigative backhoe digging for truth among government secrets Magoo48 Friday #68
R I P. MFrs. Gonna be mass cancellations. Joinfortmill Friday #71
Me too DoBW Friday #93
Me too. mac56 Friday #72
Damn this sucks. Subscription canceled. another_hanna Friday #73
Welcome to DU! Wednesdays Friday #82
Tell 'em "Democracy Dies in Darkness." Kid Berwyn Friday #74
I just cancelled mine neohippie Friday #76
I thought democracy dies in silence? Pachamama Friday #77
I cancelled mine 2 years ago RainCaster Friday #78
I guess they forgot what Thomas Payne said about the press............. turbinetree Friday #79
The WaPo needs to take that motto off their masthead. ShazzieB Friday #80
To save democracy, we must break up the billionaires surfered Friday #81
Do voters actually care about these big paper endorsements in the GE? Renew Deal Friday #83
honestly, it's what it shows Skittles Friday #90
Cancelled FranklinsTower Friday #85
Misogyny wins again. They can't handle a serious prospect of a female leader. n/t TygrBright Friday #86
I think they endorsed Hillary Skittles Friday #91
Bezos had just purchased the paper then. He hadn't closed the iron fist yet. n/t TygrBright Friday #94
I just canceled my WP subscription. arkielib Friday #87
I'll miss Jennifer Mme. Defarge Friday #88
I canceled today, even though I had paid $120 for Feb'24-Feb'25. Dock_Yard Friday #96
I will be cancelling my Washington Post subscription LetMyPeopleVote Friday #99
Newspaper endorsements aren't relevant in 2024 Algernon Moncrieff Yesterday #101
They traded "Democracy dies in darkness" for "Peace in our time" JHB Yesterday #102
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