On Wednesday, Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos announced major changes to the opinion page of the newspaper, which included the resignation of the page’s top editor.
As Fox News reports, Bezos – who is also the CEO of tech giant Amazon – made the announcement in a post on X, declaring that “we are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets. We’ll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others.”
“I am of America and for America, and proud to be so,” Bezos continued. “Our country did not get here by being typical. And a big part of America’s success has been freedom in the economic realm and everywhere else. Freedom is ethical — it minimizes coercion — and practical — it drives creativity, invention, and prosperity.”
William Lewis, the publisher and CEO of the Post, also issued his own statement on the matter, saying “I want to thank [Bezos] for clearly and succinctly spelling out what we stand for at The Washington Post, and I will be so very proud for The Post to be known for its two key pillars: our belief in free markets and personal liberties.”
Upon the announcement of these changes, opinion page editor David Shipley decided to resign despite being offered the chance to continue leading the paper’s editorial section.
The decision marks the latest shift in the paper, one of the largest in the country, away from a clear left-wing bias and in favor of editorial neutrality. In the 2024 presidential election, at the direction of Bezos, the paper declined to endorse any candidate for the first time since 1988. Multiple employees quit the paper out of protest, including columnist Jennifer Rubin and editor-at-large Robert Kagan.
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