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Joseph Jones, Assistant Professor of Media Ethics and Law at Reed College of Media, West Virginia University

Washington Post’s turnaround on its opinion pages is returning journalism to its partisan roots − but without the principles

Owner Jeff Bezos has made big changes to The Washington Post's editorial pages. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Jeff Bezos, the world’s third-richest person and owner of The Washington Post, announced in February 2025 significant changes to the editorial pages of his Pulitzer-Prize winning newspaper.

The editorial section, also called the opinion section, is where editors and contributors with a deep and broad understanding of the latest news offer their analysis of the day’s issues. This content is distinct from the fact-based news reporting of the outlet’s everyday journalists.

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