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This is regarding endorsements by the outlet as a whole. If someone wants to go out and publicly endorse a candidate on their own name, nobody's stopping them.
by Dalewyn 2y ago
This is regarding endorsements by the outlet as a whole. If someone wants to go out and publicly endorse a candidate on their own name, nobody's stopping them.
What Bezos did is say, no, you cannot and will never again slap the Washington Post's name onto your personal endorsement. I think that's fair, he owns the brand, and I think it's also good for journalism overall because it's not a journalist's job to push opinions.
- johnnyanmac 2y agoGiven general hypocrisy, I expect an R endorsement come 2028. When the "swamp" is cleared and Bezo's Ai can write his opinions ghosting as a "journalist" with a respected brand.
- Dalewyn 2y agoIf Bezos goes back on his word and lets or orders the Washington Post endorse a candidate in future elections? Yeah, weapons free to torch his ass.
- sleepybrett 2y agoI'll take my apology now.
- favorited 2y ago> This is regarding endorsements by the outlet as a whole Endorsements are written and attributed to the Editorial Board, not the entire outlet. Examples: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/10/18/opinion/kamala-harris-endorsement-democrat/ https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/10/18/opinion/kamala-harris... https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/opinion/editorials/kamala-harris-2024.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/opinion/editorials/kamala... https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/a/endorsement-president-kamala-harris-democracy-20241025.html https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/a/endorsement-pr...
- lp0_on_fire 2y agoIt’s a distinction without a difference to anyone who isn’t being pedantic.
- favorited 2y agoWhen Woodward and Bernstein issued a statement about Bezos's interference, it began, "We respect the traditional independence of the editorial page." Do you know more about journalism at The Washington Post than Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein? Or are they just pedants?