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Jeff Bezos kills Washington Post editorial board presidential endorsement

• dang 2y ago
  Comments (most of them) moved to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41949297 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41949297, which is currently on the frontpage.
• sharpshadow 2y ago
  The writing is on the wall.
• 2OEH8eoCRo0 2y ago
  "Tyrants are OK as long as they keep taxes low." - Thomas Jefferson /s
• shin_lao 2y ago
  This is not the title of the article.
  • croes 2y ago
    > An endorsement of Harris had been drafted by Post editorial page staffers but had yet to be published, according to two sources briefed on the sequence of events who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. The decision not to publish was made by The Post’s owner — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos — according to the same sources. But pretty much the summary of the article
• futureshock 2y ago
  A warning or a promise? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Dies_in_Darkness https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Dies_in_Darkness
• ChrisArchitect 2y ago
  Title: The Washington Post says it will not endorse a candidate for president
• ChrisArchitect 2y ago
  https://archive.ph/bcIJs https://archive.ph/bcIJs
• dragonwriter 2y ago
  Same thing at LA Times: https://www.cjr.org/business_of_news/los-angeles-times-editorials-editor-resigns-after-owner-blocks-presidential-endorsement.php https://www.cjr.org/business_of_news/los-angeles-times-edito...
  • themgt 2y ago
    The daughter of the LA Times owner wrote: "There is a lot of controversy and confusion over the LAT’s decision not to endorse a presidential candidate. I trust the Editorial Board’s judgment. For me, genocide is the line in the sand." https://x.com/nikasoonshiong/status/1849671252052439145 https://x.com/nikasoonshiong/status/1849671252052439145
    • favorited 2y ago
      Absolute nonsense. It wasn't the Editorial Board's decision, it was her father's. He has publicly stated that he blocked the endorsement, and multiple members of the Editorial Board have resigned in protest. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/25/los-angeles-times-owner-blocks-harris-endorsement https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/25/los-angeles-... https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-times-editors-resign-af6c077d502c9d4878bee01fa6575450 https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-times-editors-resign-...
      • themgt 2y ago
        The point to me was the owner's daughter suggesting the genocide was their family's reason for not wanting to endorse.
        • BobaFloutist 2y ago
          Funny that she tried launder it through the Editorial Board's "judgement," in that case.
          • favorited 2y ago