Washington Post’s editorialist leaves the card on the editorial involvement of Jeff Bezos
The editorialist of the Washington Post Eugene Robinson has announced that he is leaving the newspaper after 20 years for protest of the editorial decisions of opinion taken by his billionaire owner, Jeff Bezos.
“I wanted to let you know that I decided to leave the post,” the liberal editorialist wrote to his colleagues in a e-mail Thursday reported for the first time by the New York Times. “The” significant change “announced in the mission of our section prompted me to decide that it is time for my next chapter”.
This was a direct reference to the announcement of Bezos in February according to which the pages of post opinions have started to give priority to the pieces of defense of “personal freedoms and free markets”, although Robinson held himself from appointing the owner of the newspaper.
The owner of the Washington Post billionaire Jeff Bezos has announced new changes to the postic opinion section. ((Photo of Karwai Tang/Wireimage) Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images)
“Our most sincere congratulations to the beloved editorialist of the Washington Post Eugene Robinson for his retirement,” a spokesman for the Washington Post told Fox News Digital. “For 45 years, his relationships and comments have gone through continents and beats, gaining countless awards, including a Pulitzer prize. Eugene’s strong perspective and impeccable integrity have regularly modeled our public speech, cementing his legacy as a leading voice in American journalism.”
Robinson confirmed to Fox News Digital who is withdrawn only from the post, not by journalism, and has not yet made any commitment regarding his next chapter.
Robinson, also an MSNBC analyst, joined the post in 2005 and won a Pulitzer prize in 2009 for a comment.
Bezos reported when he announced that his article would be “to write every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal freedoms and free markets” and that “the points of view that oppose those pillars will be left to be published by others”. This led to the trip of the opinion of the post David Shpley, who opposed the new Bezos mission.
The liberal editorialist of the Washington Post Eugene Robinson has announced that he is leaving the document on the “significant turn” implemented by Bezos. (FOX)
“This is a significant shift, it will not be easy and will require a 100% commitment – compared to his decision. We will seek a new publisher of opinions to own this new direction,” said Bezos at the moment.
Robinson was not the only editorialist to start following this change. Ruth Marcus, a 40 -year veteran of the newspaper, left the post last month after writing a Column that criticizes Bezos’ decision This has been increased by his garments.
“I remained until I could no longer – until the owner of the newspaper, Jeff Bezos, issued a edict that the offers of posts of the post would concentrate from now on on the twin pillars of” personal freedoms and free markets “, and, even more worrying, that” the points of view that opposed those pillars will be published by others “. Post The publisher, Will Lewis, killed a column that I presented last week expressing my disagreement with this new direction. Lewis refused my request to meet, “wrote Marcus.
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Bezos said that the Washington Post will promote “personal freedoms and free markets” and that “the points of view that oppose those pillars will be left published by others”. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
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Several other staff members have given way after Bezos stopped the approval of the card Of the then vice -president Kamala Harris a few days before the 2024 elections.
