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Coverage dated October 24, 2024

Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris, paper reports

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The Washington Post planned to endorse Kamala Harris over Donald Trump before owner Jeff Bezos decided against it, the newspaper reported.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris, paper reports (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    The Washington Post planned to endorse Kamala Harris over Donald Trump before owner Jeff Bezos decided against it, the newspaper reported.

  2. Columbia Journalism Review

    The Washington Post opinion editor approved a Harris endorsement. A week later, Jeff Bezos killed it. (opens Columbia Journalism Review)

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    On Friday, the Washington Post’s publisher, Will Lewis, announced that the paper would no longer make endorsements for president—after its journalists had already drafted an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. The decision was made by Jeff Bezos, the paper’s owner.

  3. Geek Wire

    Jeff Bezos blamed for spiking Washington Post’s presidential endorsement of Kamala Harris (opens Geek Wire)

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    (BigStock Photo) The Washington Post is getting out of the business of endorsing candidates for president, starting with the upcoming election between

  4. New York Post

    Jeff Bezos reportedly killed Washington Post’s Kamala Harris endorsement: ‘This is cowardice’ (opens New York Post)

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    The Beltway broadsheet said Friday that it will not endorse either candidate, breaking 36 years of tradition, following a "tense" meeting led by recently-hired publisher Will Lewis, according to NPR.

  5. The New Republic

    Gutless Jeff Bezos Kills The Washington Post’s Harris Endorsement (opens The New Republic)

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    There’s exactly one person to blame for The Washington Post’s decision—and the newspaper’s entire staff knows it.

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