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Washington Post Fails to Endorse Either Trump or Harris for First Time in 36 Years

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The Washington Post's publisher, Will Lewis, has announced that the newspaper will not endorse any candidate in the 2024 presidential election. This decision marks a departure from the Post's typical practice of endorsing candidates, but Lewis cited a return to the paper's pre-1984 tradition of not endorsing presidential candidates as the reason for this decision. Some staffers and reporters have expressed criticism and disappointment with the decision.

  1. US
    Donald Trump
    Republican Party
    1. I've been asked not to say that. I don't want to say it. And some day they're not going to be the enemy of the people, I hope.
    2. They're the enemy of the people. They are.
  2. US
    Jeff Bezos
    Amazon.com
    1. Our profession is now the least trusted of all.
    2. Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election.
    3. The world needs a credible, trusted, independent voice.
  3. US
    Patrick Soon-Shiong
    Los Angeles Times
    1. We don't see it that way. We see it as consistent with the values The Post has always stood for and what we hope for in a leader: character and courage in service to the American ethic, veneration for the rule of law, and respect for human freedom in all its aspects.
  4. US
    Marty Baron
    Washington Post
    1. Disturbing spinelessness at an institution famed for courage.
    2. This is cowardice, with democracy as its casualty.
  5. US
    William Lewis
    Washington Post
    1. Our job at the Washington Post is to provide through the newsroom non-partisan news for all Americans, and thought-provoking, reported views from our opinion team to help our readers make up their own minds.
    2. We recognize that this will be read in a range of ways, including as a tacit endorsement of one candidate, or as a condemnation of another, or as an abdication of responsibility. That is inevitable.
  6. US
    Karen Attiah
    Washington Post
    1. What an insult to those of us who have literally put our careers and lives on the line, to call out threats to human rights and democracy.
  7. US
    David Maraniss
    Washington Post
    1. The paper I've loved working at for 47 years is dying in darkness.

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sources

  1. 1.France 24
  2. 2.The Guardian
  3. 3.Le Monde
  4. 4.South China Morning Post
  5. 5.The Times of India
  6. 6.Al Jazeera
  7. 7.Agence France-Presse
  8. 8.CBS News
  9. 9.CNN
  10. 10.Los Angeles Times
  11. 11.National Public Radio
  12. 12.New York Post

perspectives

  1. 1.2024 US Presidential Election
  2. 2.US Politics
  3. 3.Tech industry
  4. 4.News media
  5. 5.Billionaire
  6. 6.Online Retail

countries

  1. 1.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Democratic PartyUS
  2. 2.Republican Party
  3. 3.Blue Origin LLCUS
  4. 4.Semafor
  5. 5.White HouseUS
  6. 6.Columbia Journalism Review
  7. 7.FacebookUS
  8. 8.MetaUS
  9. 9.Microsoft
  10. 10.PentagonUS
  11. 11.United Nations
  12. 12.US Federal Trade Commission

persons

  1. 1.Donald TrumpUS
  2. 2.Jeff BezosUS
  3. 3.Kamala HarrisUS
  4. 4.William LewisUS
  5. 5.Marty BaronUS
  6. 6.Robert Kagan
  7. 7.Robert McCartney
  8. 8.Bernie SandersUS
  9. 9.Dave LimpUS
  10. 10.David Folkenflik
  11. 11.David MaranissUS
  12. 12.David ShipleyUS

technicals

  1. 1.Democracy Dies in Darkness
  2. 2.Pulitzer Prize
  3. 3.Pentagon Papers
  4. 4.Watergate
Washington Post Fails to Endorse Either Trump or Harris for First Time in 36 Years