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

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 Conversation

Michael Lewis and John Lanchester: ‘Trump is a trust-destroying machine’

Before the 2024 election, the two authors tried to stop Donald Trump’s plan to gut the US federal government with an investigation that transformed the image of civil servants from bureaucrats to superheroes. Now their worst fears have been realised

The Guardian - UK

Washington Post columnist quits and accuses publisher of killing op-ed critical of Jeff Bezos

Ruth Marcus said that the publisher’s decision to spike her column ‘underscores that the traditional freedom of columnists to select the topics they wish to address and say what they think has been dangerously eroded’

The Independent UK

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How Jeff Bezos brought the Washington Post’s global reputation into question

The Washington Post still conjures up, for some, the promise of fiercely independent investigative journalism that can unseat a corrupt president. In what became one of the biggest stories of the 20th century, Richard Nixon (1969-74) was forced to resign the presidency in 1974, halfway through his second term, following…

The Conversation

WaPo Embraces Free Minds and Free Markets

"I'm confident that free markets and personal liberties are right for America," wrote Bezos.

Reason

Companies Owned By Trump's Richest Allies Land in Crosshairs Of House Republicans American Censorship Crusade

Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and especially Elon Musk have pivoted to manage their companies in ways that are more aligned with the Trump administration's goals

Latin Times

Jeff Bezos 'Restricts' Washington Post Op-Ed Section, Earns Praise From Elon Musk But Editor Quits

The opinion editor of The Washington Post resigns as Jeff Bezos implements changes, while Elon Musk unexpectedly supports the billionaire's actions.

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Washington Post opinions page editor quits amid Jeff Bezos revamp

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has announced a “significant shift” to the paper’s opinion page which has triggered the resignation of the paper’s editorial page editor David Shipley.

Newslaundry

Internet Roasts Jeff Bezos For Washington Post Opinion Section Demands: 'You Are Basically Self-Censoring'

Jeff Bezos, The Washington Post's billionaire owner, recieved harsh criticism from social media users after taking to online platforms to announce that the publication will only publish certain types of pieces in its opinion section.

Latin Times

Washington Post Editor Quits Rather Than Bending to Bezos' Demand to Eliminate Opposing 'Viewpoints' From Opinion Section

Changes made to the operations of The Washington Post's Opinion section by the outlet's billionaire owner, Jeff Bezos, have caused the publication's Opinion Editor to resign from his position.

Latin Times

Washington Post staffers outraged at Jeff Bezos’ stunning plan for opinion pages that prompted top editor to quit

‘I have a feeling this isn’t gonna bring back the 250k subs,’ one Post reporter wrote in the paper’s Slack channel on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Washington Post opinion editor departs as Bezos pushes to promote ‘personal liberties and free markets’

Opinion editor leaves as Amazon executive and newspaper owner says ‘viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others’

The Guardian - US

Why will the Washington Post be different during Trump’s second term?

As Trump’s inauguration looms, the paper, owned by Jeff Bezos, is in shambles – largely of its own making

The Guardian - US

Washington Post cartoonist resigns over paper’s refusal to publish cartoon critical of Jeff Bezos

Pulitzer prize winner Ann Telnaes had drawn a cartoon of the paper’s owner kneeling before Donald Trump

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Salon

Billionaires have broken our media

If democracy dies in darkness, why won’t the Post pick a preferred presidential candidate?

The Week

Daniel Abed Khalife: how did terror suspect escape from Wandsworth prison?

Airports and ferry terminals have been put on high alert as police fear a terror suspect who escaped from a south London prison on Wednesday may attempt to flee the country.

Daily Mirror

Traumatised cop who trawled footage of morgue monster for a year suffered hallucinations

Former DS David Shipley came out of retirement to help with the case and is now calling for the law to treat sexual crimes against the dead and the living in the same way.

People

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