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 · Oct 28, 2024
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 · Oct 28, 2024
WaPo head takes heat for non-endorsement William Lewis takes the heat for WaPo's endorsement axing Salon · Oct 26, 2024
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 · Oct 26, 2024
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 · Oct 26, 2024
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 The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024
Billionaires have broken our media If democracy dies in darkness, why won’t the Post pick a preferred presidential candidate? Salon · Oct 25, 2024
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 · Oct 25, 2024
Bezos cancels Kamala Harris endorsement An endorsement for Harris was already drafted when paper announced it would no longer endorse for president Salon · Oct 25, 2024
The Washington Post Ends Presidential Candidate Endorsements After Decades The Washington Post breaks tradition by not endorsing a presidential candidate, emphasizing core values. Top News · Oct 25, 2024
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 · Aug 1, 2024
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 · Jul 31, 2024
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 · Jul 29, 2024
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… The National (Scotland) · Jul 29, 2024
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024 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 · Jun 21, 2024 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
Top News · Jun 21, 2024 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 · Jun 21, 2024 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 · Jun 20, 2024 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 · Jun 19, 2024 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 · Jun 18, 2024 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 · Jun 17, 2024 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 · Jun 17, 2024 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’
Reason · Jun 13, 2024 The Mainstream Media Is Still in Denial About Hunter Biden's Laptop Case in point: The Washington Post's Philip Bump.
The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2024 Jeff Bezos once saved the Washington Post. Now he needs to do it again The paper’s reinvention, with the appointment of Will Lewis as publisher, is a mess – but there’s still time to turn things around