Post owner Jeff Bezos ended the decades-long practice, weeks after a discussion at a meeting in Miami. The move has drawn criticism in and outside the newsroom.
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Washington Post Says It Won’t Endorse a Presidential Candidate
The decision was made by Jeff Bezos, the paper’s owner, according to a person with knowledge of the talks. Will Lewis, the chief executive, said the paper was “returning to our roots” of not making endorsements for the office.
USA Today Editor in Chief Terence Samuel Is Stepping Down
Terence Samuel, a veteran journalist, had been in the role for a year.
Will Lewis Is Said to Have Used Stolen Records as Editor in U.K.
Years before becoming the Post’s publisher, Will Lewis assigned an article based on stolen phone records, a former reporter said.
How Jeff Bezos Is Trying to Fix The Washington Post
The Amazon founder has expressed his support to Will Lewis, the C.E.O., who has faced widespread criticism this month.
Washington Post Newsroom Reacts to Sally Buzbee Exit
Sally Buzbee, who has been editor of The Washington Post since 2021, chafed at a major reorganization by newspaper’s chief executive.
Google’s A.I. Search Leaves Publishers Scrambling
Since Google overhauled its search engine, publishers have tried to assess the danger to their brittle business models while calling for government intervention.
How the Media Industry Keeps Losing the Future
Roger Fidler tried his best, but the excellent business of journalism is gone for good. Can the idea of “news” survive in a digital world?
Billionaires Wanted to Save the News Industry. They’re Losing a Fortune.
Time magazine, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times — owned by Marc Benioff, Jeff Bezos and Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong — are still losing money.
Report on Anti-Gay Slur Could Put Wisconsin News Site Out of Business
When a north-central Wisconsin news site reported that a businessman had uttered a homophobic slur, he sued, claiming defamation. The legal bills are piling up.