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Rhiannon12866

(222,072 posts) Fri Oct 25, 2024, 10:02 PM Oct 25

Why The Washington Post decided to opt out of a presidential endorsement - PBS NewsHour

For the first time in 36 years, The Washington Post will not endorse a presidential candidate. Publisher and CEO William Lewis explained, "We are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates.” It comes after The Los Angeles Times publisher blocked a planned endorsement of Vice President Harris. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Sewell Chan of Columbia Journalism Review. - Aired on 10/25/2024.

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Why The Washington Post decided to opt out of a presidential endorsement - PBS NewsHour (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Oct 25 OP

Why did the chicken cross the road? C_U_L8R Oct 25 #1

Bezos is afraid of Trump. We get it. So why did you buy the WAPO you fucking chicken blip? OAITW r.2.0 Oct 25 #2

I believe Bezos purchase moniss Oct 25 #3

I then returned to my roots of cancelling my WaPo subscription Jarqui Oct 25 #4

Both major newspapers at the same time. I smell a blackmail rat. wnylib Oct 26 #5

As Edward Abbey once wrote: callous taoboy Oct 26 #6

C_U_L8R

(45,690 posts)

1. Why did the chicken cross the road?

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2024, 10:04 PM

Oct 25

It's a sad day for journalism. And fuck these idiot billionaires.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts)

2. Bezos is afraid of Trump. We get it. So why did you buy the WAPO you fucking chicken blip?

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2024, 10:10 PM

Oct 25

moniss

(5,711 posts)

3. I believe Bezos purchase

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2024, 10:16 PM

Oct 25

was always about having a mammoth mouthpiece to defend Amazon from any and all criticism and to promote any view that Bezos wants on anything else. I've always said that a big pile of money is often controlled by an even bigger backstabbing coward.

Jarqui

(10,487 posts)

4. I then returned to my roots of cancelling my WaPo subscription

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2024, 10:33 PM

Oct 25

Part of the reason we're in trouble is the media is not taking a stand.

wnylib

(24,375 posts)

5. Both major newspapers at the same time. I smell a blackmail rat.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Oct 26, 2024, 01:19 AM

Oct 26

Somebody has threatened the owners of both newspapers with retaliation or with some kind of personal exposure if they endorse Harris.

Initially I thought that they were engaging in anticipatory obedience, aka, protecting themselves in case Trump wins. But the timing, which involves both papers, makes me believe that they received credible threats.

callous taoboy

(4,673 posts)

6. As Edward Abbey once wrote:

Reply to wnylib (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 26, 2024, 04:20 AM

Oct 26

“One thing more dangerous than getting between a grizzly sow and her cub is getting between a business man and a dollar bill."

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