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Bezos Faces Backlash for Not Endorsing Kamala Harris

CosmicTaco · 2024-10-26T13:25:35.480580+05:30

- Jeff Bezos, owner of The Washington Post, is facing criticism for not endorsing Kamala Harris for US president. - This is the first time in 36 years that the newspaper has not endorsed a candidate for president. - The decision comes less than two weeks before the presidential election, where Harris and former president Donald Trump are running neck-and-neck. - The Washington Post’s guild expressed concerns that management interfered with the editorial team's work. - The Post’s chief executive, Sir Will Lewis, defended the policy change, stating it marked a return to the paper’s roots. Source: [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/7ef6cc0d-2fd7-45e5-8dc6-556ec74f62fe)

Jeff Bezos, owner of The Washington Post, is facing criticism for not endorsing Kamala Harris for US president.
This is the first time in 36 years that the newspaper has not endorsed a candidate for president.
The decision comes less than two weeks before the presidential election, where Harris and former president Donald Trump are running neck-and-neck.
The Washington Post’s guild expressed concerns that management interfered with the editorial team's work.
The Post’s chief executive, Sir Will Lewis, defended the policy change, stating it marked a return to the paper’s roots.

Source: Financial Times