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What is the history of newspaper endorsements and can they swing elections?

The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times are at the centre of a heated debate about endorsement and press freedom.

Al Jazeera

Jeff Bezos defends his decision to disallow The Washington Post from endorsing a presidential candidate—'complaining is not a strategy'

Amazon’s founder stands by his words, calling out the decline in media trust.

Fortune

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Washington Post cancellations hit 250,000 – 10% of subscribers

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

The Guardian - US

Legendary TV Writer Furiously Cancels Washington Post Subscription After Reading 'Insipid' Bezos Defense of Decision to Kill Kamala Endorsement

"This kind of abuse of a public trust by a publisher is unacceptable," said David Simon when explaining his decision

Latin Times

The media must not cower before Donald Trump

Brief letters: Washington Post non-endorsement | Stoic tech bros | Car versus canal boat | Power failure | Budget secrets

The Guardian - UK

The Washington Post is a reminder of the dangers of billionaire ownership

In blocking the newspaper from endorsing Kamala Harris, Jeff Bezos is not acting cowardly so much as slyly

The Guardian - US

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First Thing: Harris seeks to rally youth vote in Michigan

Democratic presidential candidate campaigns in university city of Ann Arbor as polls show state on knife-edge

The Guardian - UK

Jeff Bezos Defends Washington Post's Decision Of Non-Endorsement Of Presidential Candidates

Jeff Bezos defends the decision of Washington Post not to endorse any political candidate.

International Business Times

Why MAGA doesn't care Elon was "illegal"

Attacks on Puerto Ricans and other native-born citizens made it clear: this is about race, not immigration

Salon

Washington Post’s US polls non-endorsement costs it 2 lakh subscribers

More than two lakh paid subscribers have cancelled their Washington Post digital subscriptions, and many columnists have resigned following owner Jeff Bezos’s decision to block the paper’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for president. This is the first time in 30 years that the publication has not endorsed a…

Newslaundry

US presidential election briefing: Obama, Sanders and AOC rally for Harris as Trump says he is ‘opposite of a Nazi’

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Donald Trump’s words echo those of Hitler as Jeff Bezos writes op-ed defending Washington Post ducking endorsement

The Guardian - AU

Why 200k Readers Simultaneously Cancelled Their Subscription To The Washington Post

Discover why over 200,000 readers canceled their subscriptions to The Washington Post and what the implications of the boycott could be.

Pedestrian.tv

Bezos insists no quid pro quo in decision to pull Washington Post’s Harris endorsement as staff and subscribers quit

Amazon founder argued endorsements don’t move voters and end up harming paper’s credibility

The Independent UK

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Crikey

Here’s who American newspapers (minus The Washington Post) are backing this election

Following The Washington Post’s decision not to endorse a candidate, papers around America are nailing their colours to the mast.

The Guardian - US

Jeff Bezos defends decision to end Washington Post endorsements

After resignations and loss of subscribers, billionaire owner pens piece saying endorsements create ‘perception of bias’

The Independent UK

Report: Washington Post loses more than 200,000 subscriptions following non-endorsement

The Washington Post has reportedly lost more than 200,000 subscribers following a decision announced last week not to endorse a candidate in the presidential race

Latin Times

Washington Post Loses Thousands of Subscribers Over Decision Not to Endorse Kamala: 'It's a Colossal Number'

Jeff Bezos's unilateral decision to not endorse Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidential election led to 200,000 canceled subscriptions and a wave of resignations.

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Reason

Smaller Government Can Protect Against a Vengeful President

Whether through policy or prosecution, the president's ability to punish his political enemies should be sharply constrained.

Latin Times

Humor Columnist Sneaks Kamala Endorsement into Washington Post After Owner Jeff Bezos Reportedly Blocks It

A humor columnist at The Washington Post has publicly endorsed Kamala Harris for president after the paper's decision not to endorse any candidate.

The Guardian - US

Washington Post writers say don’t dump subscriptions over non-endorsement

Fears for effect on jobs at newspaper owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos that declined to back a presidential candidate

Salon

Billionaires lay low in fear of Trump

Many business executives are remaining neutral to avoid angering Donald Trump, The Washington Post reported

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trump fills Madison Square Garden with anger and vitriol

In final campaign stretch, Trump and surrogates attack Harris and mock Puerto Rico. Plus, the science behind hugs

The Guardian - US

‘Real threat of autocracy’: Washington Post editorial staffers resign in forceful letters

Fallout continues over newspaper’s decision not to support Harris for president as over 200,000 cancel subscriptions

Evening Standard

OPINION - The perilous position of the Brit in charge at the Washington Post

Damned if he comes out for Harris, damned if he doesn’t. There’s nothing wrong with being neutral in an election but Will Lewis left it too late

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