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A British export the US didn’t need: a cosy relationship between editor and proprietor

The Washington Post’s Will Lewis said the paper was returning to its ‘roots’ by not endorsing a presidential candidate. There was more to it than that, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - US

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

Evening Standard

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WaPo head takes heat for non-endorsement

William Lewis takes the heat for WaPo's endorsement axing

Salon

Legendary Watergate reporters Woodward and Bernstein slam Washington Post for shying away from endorsement

An editor has already resigned over the decision, a former editor called the paper’s leadership cowardly, and thousands of subscribers have left the paper

The Independent UK

Location tracking, meet abortion bans – authoritarians have too much power

Babel Street’s people-tracking service allows customers – including government agencies – to track mobile users

The Guardian - US

Washington Post declines to endorse a candidate for president for first time in 36 years. Bezos reportedly made the call

The order to stay neutral reportedly came from billionaire owner Jeff Bezos

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Billionaires have broken our media

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

Salon

Washington Post becomes the second major US newspaper to decline to endorse a presidential candidate

The Washington Post says it won't endorse a candidate for president in this year’s tightly contested race and would avoid doing so in the future

The Independent UK

Bezos cancels Kamala Harris endorsement

An endorsement for Harris was already drafted when paper announced it would no longer endorse for president

Salon

The Washington Post Ends Presidential Candidate Endorsements After Decades

The Washington Post breaks tradition by not endorsing a presidential candidate, emphasizing core values.

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Inside British editor Will Lewis's fight to save the Washington Post

Ex-Telegraph editor Will Lewis was hired by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos to turn round the fortunes of the iconic US title. Can he face down a staff mutiny and the ire of Prince Harry over his past lives?

Evening Standard

UK police special enquiry team to examine role of Washington Post chief in email deletions

Exclusive: Scotland Yard move on complaint by ex-PM Gordon Brown, who accuses Will Lewis of phone hacking ‘cover-up’ in 2011

The Guardian - UK

Sun publisher to be searched over ‘fake security threat’ claims, court hears

NGN accused of claiming Gordon Brown had seen Rebekah Brooks’s emails to justify deleting millions of messages amid phone-hacking investigation

The Guardian - UK

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The Sun publisher agrees to searches over ‘fake security threat’ allegations

THE publisher of The Sun has agreed to search for documents that may relate to allegations it invented a “fake security threat” to justify the…

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As US media billionaires lean towards Trump, they’re facing some insider pushback

American media moguls are falling in line behind the Republican nominee. Do they really believe he’ll be better for business, or do they just fear speaking out against him?

The Independent UK

Newly-named Washington Post editor decides not to take job after backlash

The Washington Post said Thursday that Robert Winnett, who had been named to take over the organization's core newsroom functions later this year, will not take the job after all

The Guardian - UK

UK editor backs out of top Washington Post job after US scrutiny of his past

Rob Winnett said to have decided to stay at the Telegraph after facing critical reporting from Post’s own journalists

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Jeff Bezos Faces Pressure To Address Washington Post Upheaval

Jeff Bezos faces mounting pressure to address turmoil in The Washington Post newsroom over ethical concerns about publisher Will Lewis. Staff await decisiv...

The Guardian - US

US and UK journalism are different. But they’re going to get a lot more similar

Although the Washington Post uproar has highlighted cultural differences, we’re probably heading to the same place

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Washington Post publisher allegedly advised Boris Johnson to ‘clean up’ phone amid Covid scandal

Sources’ claims suggest Will Lewis’s advice to British PM contradicted instructions to staff. Plus, East Palestine crash chemicals spread to 16 states

The Guardian - US

Washington Post publisher alleged to have advised Boris Johnson to ‘clean up’ phone during Partygate Covid scandal

Sources’ claim suggests advice by Will Lewis, an informal adviser to then prime minister, contradicted instructions to staff

The Guardian - US

Jeff Bezos stresses commitment to ‘quality, ethics and standards’ in Washington Post memo

Billionaire owner’s address comes amid turmoil over chief executive Will Lewis’ involvement in UK phone scandal

The Independent UK

The Washington Post's leaders are taking heat for journalism in Britain that wouldn't fly in the US

A trio of extraordinary stories are increasing the pressure on The Washington Post's new leadership, along with highlighting the differences in journalism practices in England and the United States

The Guardian - UK

Washington Post accuses incoming editor of using work of ‘blagger’

Article in US paper claims Robert Winnett, due to join from Telegraph, used material from self-described ‘thief’

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