Reader backlash against decision not to make presidential endorsement rolls on despite Bezos defense of decision

Deterioration of the Washington Post’s subscriber base continued on Tuesday, hours after its proprietor, Jeff Bezos, defended the decision to forgo formally endorsing a presidential candidate as part of an effort to restore trust in the media.

The publication has now shed 250,000 subscribers, or 10% of the 2.5 million customers it had before the decision was made public on Friday, according to the NPR reporter David Folkenflik.

A day earlier, 200,000 had left according to the same outlet.

The numbers are based on the number of cancellation emails that have been sent out, according to a source at the paper, though the subscriber dashboard is no longer viewable to employees.

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  • @FlowVoidEnglish
    14•23 days ago

    There is literally an entire section called “Opinion”, where various columnists give their interpretation of the latest news.

    And if they are giving opinions, they should give an opinion about who should be president.

    • @[email protected]English
      3•23 days ago

      Totally agree on the opinion section. I think if they want to they can opine on their candidate of choice, but I don’t see it as a necessity.

      Clearly I can’t read…

      • @FlowVoidEnglish
        5•23 days ago

        They want to, but Bezos (who is not a journalist) is preventing them. That’s the problem.