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Sources: more than 200,000 people had canceled their WaPo digital subscriptions by midday Monday, or ~8% of the paper's paid circulation of 2.5M subscribers— The Washington Post has been rocked by a tidal wave of cancellations from digital subscribers and a series of resignations from columnists …
Discussion: Press Watch, Variety, The Guardian, CNBC, Reason, @froomkin, @grogsgamut, @oneunderscore__, @calebheeringa, @bgrueskin, @alexrkonrad, @clarajeffery, @kantrowitz, INTO, @bartongellman, @jbenton, @teroterotero, @dangoodin@infosec.exchange, @charlesarthur, @bgrueskin, @justinbaragona, @benwansell, @tom_watson, @iamnickreynolds, @whstancil, @mikeisaac, @psythor, @mannyfidel, @navjotpkaur, @jhagner, @nickcohen4, @tylercoates, @christinebohan, @mpdillon, @natemcdermott, @lukeepplin, @heidilifeldman@mastodon …, @semaforben, @davidfolkenflik, Eschaton, @thechaosleague@mastodon … and John Davis on LinkedIn

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Dan Froomkin /
Press Watch: Betrayed Washington Post readers leave their parting thoughts in 140,000 comments

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Washington Post Hit With 200,000-Plus Subscriber Cancelations After Jeff Bezos Nixed Presidential Endorsement: Report

Lorenzo Tondo /
The Guardian: ‘Real threat of autocracy’: Washington Post editorial staffers resign in forceful letters

Dan Mangan /
CNBC: Washington Post loses reported 200K digital subscriptions, editorial board members over endorsement veto

Joe Lancaster /
Reason: Smaller Government Can Protect Against a Vengeful President

Dan Froomkin /
@froomkin: New! Betrayed Washington Post readers leave their parting thoughts in 140,000 comments https://presswatchers.org/...

Greg Jericho /
@grogsgamut: This was its front page today. The non-endorsement was not an outlier [image]

Tim Onion /
@oneunderscore__: Thankfully, all of them have done their democratic duty and signed up for The Onion instead. https://membership.theonion.com/ @calebheeringa: No skin off Bezo's back — WaPo was probably a rounding error in his balance sheet, and he got the quid pro quo he needed out of his investment. But what a huge blow to a vital American media institution, all for a billionaire's political favor.

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: The retail price for a subscription (after the introductory period runs out) is $120/year. If all of those subscribers were paying the full rate (and they're not), that'd be a loss of $24 million a year. Or, roughly, .01 percent of Jeff Bezos's net worth.

Alex Konrad /
@alexrkonrad: Of course, this will hurt the reporters at the Post who didn't make this call quite a lot, and the paper's billionaire owner not in the slightest

Clara Jeffery /
@clarajeffery: 1/ I'm very torn about this. Otoh, it's a clear signal. otoh, WaPo journalists are pumping out great stuff, we need more of it, not less of it. Without subs paper becomes more, not less, dependent on Bezos' billions, and his whims.

Alex Kantrowitz /
@kantrowitz: If you're a billionaire owner you can afford it, but you can't ignore it

Henry Giardina /
INTO: Trump's unsavory ties to this aspiring “health care czar” could spell disaster for everyone

Barton Gellman /
@bartongellman: This is a stunning blow to the @washingtonpost, which is the wrong target for people angry at Bezos deciding to placate Trump. The Post is one of the finest, most aggressive newsrooms for accountability journalism. It lives or dies on subscriptions. Don't cancel.

Joshua Benton /
@jbenton: I honestly cannot remember the last time I was as shocked by a news-industry number as I was by this one: ***TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND*** @washingtonpost subscribers have canceled over Jeff Bezos' decision to block an endorsement of Kamala Harris. https://www.npr.org/... [image]

Tero Kuittinen /
@teroterotero: @charlesarthur I think he just bought a gem of a house in Georgetown so he can't be fired

Dan Goodin /
@dangoodin@infosec.exchange: I'm guessing that Jeff Bozos won't care that he's killing a significant source of revenue, because making money was never the point of him owning the WaPo. — https://www.npr.org/...

Charles Arthur /
@charlesarthur: Normally you'd expect a publisher who lost 8% of subscribers through one obviously bad decision to, in turn, lose their job. Wonder how that'll work out for Will Lewis.

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: Unfathomable: Washpost has lost 200,000 subscribers since Bezos pulled the Harris endorsement. That's 8% of its base in a few days. Keep in mind its net gain for most of 2024 was only 4,000 (not a typo) subscribers. Major scoop via @davidfolkenflik https://www.npr.org/...

Justin Baragona /
@justinbaragona: Remember, Jeff Bezos brought in Will Lewis to reverse the revenue loss and subscription atrophy that the paper had experienced recently. So the big move here is to absolutely shoot themselves in the foot with this non-endorsement announcement days before the election.

Ben Ansell /
@benwansell: Tbh I hadn't thought that the WaPo decision - cowardly as it might be - would end up having a massive impact. Well it turns it is having one on the bottom line.

Tom Watson /
@tom_watson: American friends, google “Gerald Ratner.”

Nick Reynolds /
@iamnickreynolds: I'm not weighing in on the decision to not endorse, but it's disappointing that it's always the journalists that get hurt and not their billionaire employers. They already had buyouts last year. Did any of these people cancel their Prime memberships? Doubt it.

Will Stancil /
@whstancil: Good. I'm very sorry for the many good people at WaPo but newspapers need to know choices have consequences. Then they can make better choices and get those subscribers back.

Rat King /
@mikeisaac: brutal. bezos himself now a liability to his own paper i imagine the acquisition came when it was en vogue for billionaires to buy legacy publications now i wonder if he decides it's not worth the hassle (as many moguls who dont understand newsrooms have done before him)

James O'Malley /
@psythor: This is an *astonishing* level of engagement. Perhaps not surprising given the demographics of who reads the Washington Post but still, holy shit - much larger impact than I would ever have expected.

Manny /
@mannyfidel: just did some quick napkin math and depending on what portion of these subscriptions reached their second year, this is tens of millions of dollars lol

Navjot Pal Kaur /
@navjotpkaur: Please support the local newspapers struggling to stay afloat. They deserve your $$$

John Hagner /
@jhagner: After Harris wins we are going to see such a heartfelt apology from Jeff Bezos, and it will be extremely genuine and not entirely cynical.

Nick Cohen /
@nickcohen4: Watergate was a journalistic triumph people remembered for decades. Bezos' cowardly refusal to endorse Harris is a journalistic disaster people will remember for decades.

Tyler Coates /
@tylercoates: there was no scenario in which jeff bezos's ownership of one of the most vital newspapers in the country wasn't going to shake out like this in some way

Christine Bohan /
@christinebohan: Wow. This actual number of cancellations is far, far higher than the estimates over the weekend. Whatever about the (overblown) power of newspaper endorsements, it shows what a terrible business decision it was for a newspaper whose slogan is Democracy Dies in Darkness

Patrick Dillon /
@mpdillon: I do not, strictly speaking, know all the ins and outs of the publisher job; but I feel confident that somewhere high on Will Lewis' performance plan is “not lose almost 10% of subscribers in a week”

Nathan McDermott /
@natemcdermott: An insanely large number of cancelations. And I thought the 1,600 cancelations @davidfolkenflik reported the other day were a substantial amount [image]

Luke Epplin /
@lukeepplin: I dislike the rage-cancellations that folks do when a newspaper publishes an article they disagree with. But this is different—an editorial board has to have autonomy to call it like they see it, fearlessly and without reservation. If they can't, then what's the point?

Heidi Li Feldman /
@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social: Exactly what Washington Post deserves. https://www.npr.org/...

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: I've never seen anything like this. Certainly confirms Democracy Dies in Darkness drove a lot of subs!

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: “It's a colossal number,” former WaPo Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli told NPR. “People don't know why the decision was made. We basically know the decision was made but we don't know what led to it.” MORE

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Three of top 10 stories on the Post's website Sunday were articles written by outraged staffers. The top one was humor columnist Alexandra Petri's piece, headlined, “It has fallen to me, the humor columnist, to endorse Harris for president.” More than 174Kread it online./ MORE

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: NEWS: More than 200,000 subscribers have canceled their digital subscriptions to the Washington Post after the revelation that owner Jeff Bezos blocked an endorsement of VP Harris. That's about 8 percent of WaPo's subscriber base - a staggering sum MORE https://www.npr.org/...

Atrios /
Eschaton: That's A Big Number @thechaosleague@mastodon.social: https://www.npr.org/... Thinking over the excellent reporting on the NWSL by Molly Hensley-Clancy for The Washington Post, it's really frustrating that the paper won't even acknowledge that out of the two candidates, one is especially dangerous for America. …

John Davis /
John Davis on LinkedIn: Jeff Bezos, owner of the The Washington Post, wants to defend his largest revenue streams in case America elects a president willing to use …

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CNN:

WaPo CEO Will Lewis says “I do not believe in presidential endorsements” and Bezos “was not sent, did not read and did not opine on any draft” of an endorsement— Let's get this part out of the way first: Newspaper endorsements normally don't matter much.

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Discussion:

Michele Norris /
@michele_norris: As of yesterday, I have decided to resign from my role as a columnist for The Washington Post — a newspaper that I love. In a moment like this, everyone needs to make their own decisions. This is the reasonfor mine. 🧵

Ann Telnaes /
Washington Post: Democracy Dies in Darkness

Judd Legum /
Popular Information: The billionaire-media complex — Jeff Bezos is the second-richest person in the world …

Michele Norris /
@michele_norris: The Washington Post's decision to withhold an endorsement that had been written & approved in an election where core democratic principles are at stake was a terrible mistake & an insult to the paper's own longstanding standard of regularly endorsing candidates since 1976.

Will Bunch /
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Billionaire cowards at Washington Post, L.A. Times show what life under a dictator is really like

Lily Mae Lazarus /
The Daily Beast: Ex-WaPo Editor: This Is a Straight Bezos-Trump ‘Quid Pro Quo’

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: New statement from Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein: “We respect the traditional independence of the editorial page, but this decision 11 days out from the 2024 presidential election ignores the Washington Post's own overwhelming reportorial evidence on the threat Donald Trump

Brian McGrory /
The Boston Globe: Washington Post's pathetic lack of endorsement shows Bezos willing to bow to Trump

Andrew Koppelman /
The Hill: In praise of the Washington Post's cowardice

Ann Telnaes /
@anntelnaes: https://anntelnaes.substack.com/ ... [image] @postopinions: “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” as drawn by @AnnTelnaes🎨: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @patchappatte: My friend @AnnTelnaes once again proves herself to be a beacon of U.S. editorial cartooning. Here's her reaction to The Washington Post's decision not to endorse a presidential candidate —a directive from its owner, tech billionaire Jeff Bezos. 👇 [image]

Jonathan V. Last /
The Bulwark: Journalism in an Autocratic Age

Matthew Chapman /
Raw Story: ‘The clock is ticking’: Trump adviser gives ominous warning to CEOs who haven't backed him

Mary Chastain /
Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Report: Bezos Tells Washington Post to Hire More Conservative Opinion Writers

Michele Norris /
@michele_norris: The reason given in no way justifies why the newspaper would abdicate its role in informing and guiding voters as it has done in making endorsements in other key races this year, and as it has done in endorsing the candidates who were running against Trump in both 2016 and 2020.

Alex Henderson /
Alternet.org: ‘Intimidation works’: Business leaders fear retaliation if Trump wins

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: If you read this statement from the Washpost CEO carefully, you'll see plenty of wiggle room for Bezos to have interfered. EG, perhaps Bezos never *read* the endorsement—but made clear to Lewis what was expected of him. (Also, Lewis's record on being candid is um ... meh) [image]

Peter Jukes /
@peterjukes: The @washingtonpost problem is a Murdoch problem is a British export We've successful exported oligarch compliance to the paper which broke Watergate

James Joyner /
OutsideTheBeltway: Punishing Bezos — In the wake of the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post announcing …

Brian Fung /
@b_fung@threads.net: Post publisher Will Lewis, it turns out, had argued to Bezos the paper shouldn't announce a change to its endorsements policy so close to the election, @benjaminmullin reports: https://www.nytimes.com/...

Alexandra Topping /
The Guardian: ‘Fundamentally saddened’: Washington Post readers on failure to endorse Harris

Adam Chitwood /
The Wrap: Washington Post Columnist Michele Norris Resigns Over Bezos Scrapping Harris Endorsement: ‘A Terrible Mistake’

Benedict Evans /
@benedictevans@threads.net: There is an interesting contrast between the outrage over newspaper endorsements and the two candidates' focus on podcasts. The NYT has endorsed the democratic candidate every year since 1960. This was journalism as priesthood, and I wonder how much the outrage comes from a realisation that that centralised, elite control of the narrative is gone.

Jay Rosen /
@jayrosen_nyc@threads.net: If your take on endorsements is something like, “Get rid of them. Readers are smart. They can make up their own minds...” then riddle me this: Wouldn't those same readers continue to make up their own minds as they take in with a critical eye what the endorsements have to say?

Scott Johnson /
Power Line: Endorse this — The Washington Post has announced it will not endorse a presidential candidate this year.

Carl Bernstein /
@carlbernstein: Statement on Washington Post's refusal to endorse presidential candidate. [image]

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Former Post editor @postbaron tells @smerconish Will Lewis reasoning for the non-endorsement “laughable” [video]

Ann Telnaes /
Open Windows: Democracy dies in darkness

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: That said, I'm getting pushback from sources from inside the paper who say they were previously told the editorial was shared with Bezos. As I noted, this stuff is tough.

Lindsey Boylan /
@lindseyboylan: As if he needed to read the fine print to give a no to endorsing. This feels like gaslighting and wordsmithing.

Dave Levinthal /
@davelevinthal: Presidential non-endorsement from @washingtonpost is front-page news today in ... the Washington Post. [image]

Jenni Russell /
@jennirsl: Weasel words. No one will be fooled. If Bezos was determined not to endorse Kamala then of course he wouldn't have read the editorial. It wasn't the quality of the argument he was objecting to. It was the fear of offending Trump.

Julie Roginsky /
@julieroginsky: Just stop. How stupid does Will Lewis think people are? Bezos didn't need to read a draft on an endorsement to kill it.

Justin Baragona /
@justinbaragona: As we all know by now, Will Lewis is a man of integrity and would never do or say anything unethical to protect his boss.

Brendan Duke /
@brendan_duke: WaPo readers are the world experts at detecting BS, given the share that work in politics and media. Making this announcement less than 2 weeks before the election and after making U.S. Senate endorsements reflects either owner interference or comically bad management from Lewis

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: We don't know where this background quote comes from. Is it the reporter who covers Amazon? Blue Origin? The Post? What is their basis for this “feeling?” I think this is pretty thin gruel.

Musa al-Gharbi /
@musa_algharbi: As I highlight in my book ( https://musaalgharbi.com/...), WaPo and NY Times share many of the same readers, with nearly identical “resistance” politics. They tend to be highly educated, and follow horseraces and gossip closely, but to have a pretty shallow understanding of how

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: The way we live now @deggans: I'm not sure it is confusion. I think there are a lot of people out there who have grown impatient with mainstream media's coverage, and this endorsement scandal is just the tipping point to throw in the towel, unfortunately.

Ken Klippenstein /
@kenklippenstein: Thinking about how the Washington Post laid off almost 10% of its staff after posting a $100 million loss — then Jeff Bezos gave a $100 million grant to celebrity Admiral William McRaven and actress Eva Longoria. https://www.kenklippenstein.com/ ...

Ken Klippenstein /
@kenklippenstein: The Washington Post lost $100 million last year alone. Billionaires don't buy these properties to make money. They buy them to expand their influence

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Inside @washingtonpost's newsroom, which operates separately from the opinion department, “people who are thinking about the prospect of covering a second Trump presidency are concerned that the owner won't have our backs,” a staffer tells me

Carol Leonnig /
@carolleonnig: Big credibility hit. Fist bump to @washingtonpost reporters who are fearlessly writing about @JeffBezos' 11th hour endorsement change, as w/ any powerful institution that needs to be held to account. @RoigFranzia Laura Wagner @MerylKornfield Thank you for letting me share my [image]

Carol Leonnig /
@carolleonnig: Dear readers, sources, leaders and friends who have reached out in droves today asking me to quit the @washingtonpost : 1/ I too worry about the timing and odd explanation for The Post's change in endorsement policy. 2/ My fear is that this signals a tip-toeing deference to a DNyuz: 'It's Fear': Liz Cheney Criticizes Washington Post Owner Jeff Bezos After His Paper Snubs Kamala Harris

Jim Waterson /
@jimwaterson: About 40% of the complaints I got while working at BuzzFeed related to stories published by HuffPost, always healthy to remember how little the general public (totally understandably) gives a shit about your individual outlet.

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: So many of the fears, anxieties and hopes about the presidential election are encapsulated in this Washington Post non-endorsement imbroglio. Fears of capitulation to Trump, his base's desires for revenge... https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ...

Franklin Leonard /
@franklinleonard: If it was true that he doesn't believe in presidential endorsements, he likely would have announced this policy at some point soon after becoming CEO almost a year ago.

Fred Vogelstein /
@fvogelstein: Said this last night. Will say it again. This looks like a Will Lewis thing not a Jeff Bezos thing. Sure it's on Bezos for hiring him. But I also don't think Lewis issued this statement voluntarily. And I've begun to wonder if Bezos isn't gearing up to hang Lewis with this mess.

Barton Gellman /
@bartongellman: Maybe you didn't fully understand, @JeffBezos, the message that non-endorsement would send. Like it or not, this is about the newsroom. Is the WP still fearlessly holding power to account? Change your mind. It's not too late to show that you are not bending the knee.

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: WashPost publisher Will Lewis appears to be knocking down reporting, including in WaPo, that Bezos had reviewed a tangible draft of endorsement. The decision was still Bezos'. Reporting on this stuff in real time is hard. Doubly so when it's your own institution. Respect.

Eriq Gardner /
@eriqgardner: I don't think endorsements matter except Taylor Swift going on the Kelce podcast “New Heights” to discuss love, football, and the election.

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: One result of the WaPo non-endorsement: I'm told the NYT has been experiencing a small but noticeable wave of cancelations since yesterday, as well as emails to the effect of “fuck Bezos.” There's been some internal discussion about what (if anything) to do about the confusion.

Dan Froomkin /
@froomkin: I wrote this 2 years ago, calling for Bezos to divest himself of the Post: “The Washington Post has a Bezos problem” https://www.cjr.org/... via @cjr

@deggans:
Brian Stelter outlines stakes of newspaper endorsement scandal in his Reliable Sources newsletter for CNN: “The appearance of caving to Trump does real and lasting damage to any enterprise that isn't identified as pro-Trump.” https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ...

Peter Yared /
@peteryared: Bezos forcing WaPo to not endorse is an employee filter like his Amazon 5 day back to the office policy

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: Bezos ... more or less disowning the decision? A confusing way to operate. https://www.semafor.com/... [image]

Jay Rosen /
@jayrosen_nyu: “After democracy dies in darkness, they'll be the ones who will be moving happily about in the shadows.” Timothy Snyder on what the media oligarchs have revealed about themselves. https://www.theguardian.com/ ... [image]

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: NEW: Will Lewis, the C.E.O. of The Washington Post, issues a statement saying Jeff Bezos “was not sent, did not read and did not opine on any draft” of an endorsement for president. “We are an independent newspaper and should support our readers' ability to make up their own

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: “I do not believe in presidential endorsements,” Post publisher William Lewis says in a new statement to CNN 👇🏼 [image]

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Surprise — a special Saturday edition of the @ReliableSources newsletter just landed: https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ...

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Read to WaPo/LAT non endorsements from the Independence Caucus, “a group within the national NewsGuild formed to advance journalistic independence within Guild newsrooms and union affairs” They raise “serious Qs” about owners' “commitment to journalistic independence” 👇🏼 [image]

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: New Yorker EIC David Remnick, who started his career at the Washington Post and worked there for a decade, emails me his thoughts on today's non-endorsement decision [image]

John Gruber /
Daring Fireball: ★ Profiles in Cowardice: Owner Jeff Bezos and Publisher William Lewis of The Washington Post

Carol Leonnig /
@carolleonnig: One last note: Please don't cancel your subscriptions. It will only hurt the independent newsgathering my colleagues and I strive to do for you every day. Thank you to many who reached out about this news and agreed to keep subscribing.

Anna Young /
New York Post: Ex-WaPo editor claims Jeff Bezos colluded with Trump to kill Harris endorsement: ‘Quid-pro-quo’

Caleb Howe /
Mediaite: ‘Known By Some Scholars As Anticipatory Obedience’: CNN's Stelter Says Concern On WaPo Not Endorsing Harris Is Authoritarian Appeasement

Sewell Chan /
Columbia Journalism Review: The Washington Post opinion editor approved a Harris endorsement. A week later, Jeff Bezos killed it.

Digby /
Digby's Hullabaloo: This Is A Big Deal — Amazon owner Jeff Bezos killed the Washington Post editorial board's …

Francois Heinderyckx /
@fheinderyckx@mastodon.social: “Whatever a media owner's motivations might be, the appearance of caving to Trump does real and lasting damage to any enterprise that isn't identified as pro-Trump.” writes @brianstelter in a special edition of Reliable Sources. WaPo journalists are afraid that if Trump wins, Bezos won't have their back. …

Quinta Jurecic /
@qjurecic.bsky.social: This is so insulting from Lewis. “Did not see the draft I wrote” =/= “did not tell me what to do” [image]

Graig Graziosi /
The Independent: Legendary Watergate reporters Woodward and Bernstein slam Washington Post for shying away from endorsement @apocalypticanow.bsky.social: “Trust me, says notorious liar” — www.npr.org/2024/07/30/n... [embedded post]

Dylan Byers /
Puck: Washington on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Dan Froomkin /
Salon: Billionaires have broken media: Washington Post's non-endorsement is a sickening moral collapse

Debra J. Saunders /
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Two liberal newspaper giants refuse to endorse Kamala Harris Financial Times: Jeff Bezos faces backlash at Washington Post over refusal to run endorsement of Kamala Harris

Alana Mastrangelo /
Breitbart: ‘Star Trek’ Star George Takei Calls for Amazon Boycott After WaPo Owner Jeff Bezos Blocks the Paper's Harris Endorsement

@benmullin:

— news: Post Opinions editor David Shipley told staffers at an intense meeting earlier this afternoon that Jeff Bezos expressed reservations about an endorsement in late September. Shipley told the staff he tried hard to get Bezos to move off of that position.

Discussion:
@tcashmanavila, @benmullin and

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T. Cashman Avila /
@tcashmanavila: One of the things that the ‘cancelling your subscription only hurts the journalists’ crowd is missing is that these cancellations aren't just about a failure to endorse. It's about the systemic failure of journalists to hold Trump responsible for his actions for nearly a decade.

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: Much of this afternoon's meeting was focused on how The Washington Post opinions department can rebuild trust with readers. One staffer said that the damage done was “incalculable.”

Semafor:

Two more Washington Post opinion writers resign from its editorial board: David Hoffman, who accepted a Pulitzer Prize last week, and Molly Roberts— The Scoop — Two more Washington Post opinion writers resigned from its editorial board Monday as the paper reels into the US election amid an identity crisis.

Discussion:
Mediaite, Fox News, New York Times, The Hill, @mollylroberts, The Wrap, New York Post, @benmullin, acecomments.mu.nu, @jayrosen_nyu, @jeff@newsie.social, @maxwelltani, @hadas_gold, @davidfolkenflik, @maxwelltani, @knittingknots2@mstdn.social, @davidfolkenflik, @maxwelltani, @davidfolkenflik, @brianstelter

Discussion:

Jamie Frevele /
Mediaite: Two More Washington Post Editorial Board Members Resign in Protest Over Refusal to Endorse In Presidential Race

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Post endorsement controversy sparks staff resignations, protests

Molly Roberts /
@mollylroberts:

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: 2 More Washington Post Writers Quit Editorial Board Over Scrapped Kamala Harris Endorsement

Taylor Herzlich /
New York Post: More Washington Post staffers resign over paper's failure to endorse Kamala Harris

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: NEWS: Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post editorial board member David Hoffman will *remain* at The Post — though he is stepping down from the editorial board. From his letter to David Shipley: “While leaving the board, I refuse to give up on The Post, where I have spent 42

Ace /
acecomments.mu.nu: Jeff Bezos: The Washington Post Needs to Hire More Conservative Opinion Writers

Jay Rosen /
@jayrosen_nyu: “I find it untenable and unconscionable that we have lost our voice.” —Washington Post Pulitzer Prize winnner, David Hoffman, said that today.

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: I actually think there are some people on the Post's business side who may have a calculation of the damage

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: “Worse, our silence is exactly what Donald Trump wants: for the media, for us, to keep quiet.”

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Hoffman says he intends to remain at the paper, saying he “refuses to give up on The Post, where I have spent 42 years.” He writes of being launched on several projects, including “the expanded effort to support press freedom around the world.”

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Here's a link to full letter from WaPo's David Hoffman stepping down from editorial board - letter is to editorial page editor David Shipley. [image]

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: NEW: Washington Post ed board member Molly Roberts confirms to me that she has resigned.

Sue Stone /
@knittingknots2@mstdn.social: Exodus from Washington Post editorial board continues | Semafor — https://www.semafor.com/...

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: WaPost's @DavidHoffman has stepped down from the paper's editorial board warning of appeasing tyranny. From his resignation: “For decades, the Washington Post's editorials have been a beacon of light, signaling hope to dissidents, political prisoners and the voiceless. MORE

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: Editorial board member David Hoffman is also resigning, I'm told. Hoffman accepted the Pulitzer last week for his series on “new technologies and the tactics authoritarian regimes use to repress dissent in the digital age, and how they can be fought.”

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: On Thursday, Hoffman received a Pulitzer for “a compelling and well-researched series on new technologies and the tactics authoritarian regimes use to repress dissent in the digital age, and how they can be fought.” David Shipley announced Bezos' decision the next day. MORE

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Molly Roberts' statement resigning from WaPo editorial board 👇🏼

Semafor:

Guardian US received $1.1M in pledges after a note to readers noted its endorsement of Harris, the biggest single fundraising day for the paper's US operation— The Washington Post's competitors moved quickly to fill the space it vacated when it shifted from being a bulwark …

Discussion:
@bbcrosatkins, Steve Sachs on LinkedIn, The Wrap, @maxwelltani, Townhall, The Hollywood Reporter and Le Monde.fr

Discussion:

Ros Atkins /
@bbcrosatkins: If you're following the Washington Post's decision not to endorse a presidential candidate in this US election, this latest report from @maxwelltani is useful. https://www.semafor.com/...

Steve Sachs /
Steve Sachs on LinkedIn: After the Washington Post and LA Times decided not to make an endorsement in the US presidential race, The Guardian raised over $1 million …

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: ‘Morning Joe’ Blasts Jeff Bezos for ‘Bowing’ to Trump: ‘Anticipatory Kowtowing’

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: From last night's @semafor media newsletter: After sending out a note to readers on Friday noting its recent endorsement of Kamala Harris, the Guardian US received $1.1 million in pledges, the biggest single fundraising day for the Guardian's US operation https://www.semafor.com/...

Sarah Arnold /
Townhall: Susan Rice Was Not Happy When WaPo Refused to Endorse Kamala

Christy Piña /
The Hollywood Reporter: Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein Say Washington Post Decision to Not Endorse Presidential Candidate Is “Disappointing”

CNN:
Some current WaPo journalists say they have no problem with the editorial board not endorsing in any situation, but the timing of the announcement is troubling

Discussion:
Fast Company, The Atlantic, HotAir, The Boston Globe, Mediaite, Business Insider, Columbia Journalism Review, New York Post, The Hill, Politico, Poynter, The Bulwark, The Guardian, Cele|bitchy, Tortoise, HuffPost, Alternet.org, The Good in Us, Breitbart, Australian Financial Review, Filosofa's Word, Daily Mail, @passantino@threads.net, RedState and JONATHAN TURLEY

Discussion:

Hunter Schwarz /
Fast Company: In just 23 words, the ‘New York Times’ made the case for a Harris presidency

Ellen Cushing /
The Atlantic: Don't Cancel The Washington Post. Cancel Amazon Prime.

Ed Morrissey /
HotAir: Horror: Bezos Ordering WaPo to Establish ... Balance?

Aidan Ryan /
The Boston Globe: ‘One can only imagine that Bezos is feeling the pressure’: Marty Baron blasts Post for not endorsing presidential candidate

Kipp Jones /
Mediaite: Liz Cheney Rips Jeff Bezos for Being ‘Afraid to Issue an Endorsement’ of Harris in WaPo: ‘I Canceled My Subscription’

Jon Allsop /
Columbia Journalism Review: Jeff Bezos just proved the value of the newspaper endorsement

Ariel Zilber /
New York Post: Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos wants more conservative opinion writers at paper: report

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Former WaPo editor: Bezos showing ‘weakness’ pulling presidential endorsement

Emmy Martin /
Politico: Marty Baron slams Bezos' endorsement decision as ‘a betrayal of core principles’

Tom Jones /
Poynter: The fallout from The Washington Post's controversial decision to not make an endorsement for president

Jonathan V. Last /
The Bulwark: Bezos, Trump, and the Failure of Democracy

Michael Sainato /
The Guardian: Bezos faces criticism after executives met with Trump on day of Post's non-endorsement

Kaiser /
Cele|bitchy: Jeff Bezos & Will Lewis ordered WaPo's editors to dump a Kamala Harris endorsement

Ben Blanchet /
HuffPost: Liz Cheney Calls Out Washington Post Owner Jeff Bezos After Paper's Decision To Not Endorse

Maya Boddie /
Alternet.org: Former WaPo editor reveals ‘proof’ of Trump's ‘backroom deal’ with Amazon founder: report

Mary L. Trump /
The Good in Us: The Lights Are Dimming — I'm still thinking about Jeff Bezos' egregious decision to force his paper …

Jilldennison /
Filosofa's Word: Goodbye WaPo — Two of the nations major news outlets, The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times …

Bethan Sexton /
Daily Mail: Washington Post boss says it wasn't Jeff Bezos who squashed Kamala Harris endorsement

Jon Passantino /
@passantino@threads.net: More than 24 hours after The Post announced it won't endorse in the presidential race, setting off widespread criticism inside and out of the paper, Jeff Bezos is silent via @_hadasgold https://www.cnn.com/...

Joe Cunningham /
RedState: Why the Washington Post Won't Endorse Kamala Harris, and Why the Left Is Big Mad About It Washington Post: A group of 19 WaPo columnists says it's the wrong time to not endorse for president, as one candidate advocates for positions that threaten freedom of the press

Discussion:
Reuters, The Guardian, Washington Post, Poynter, KVUE-TV, The Boston Globe, HotAir, New York Times, The Atlantic, Fox News, Daily Mail, PR Daily, Alternet.org, @sbi@toot.berlin, RedState, Business Insider, Contemplating Life …, Newser, @roigfranzia, Washington Post, The Hill, Politico, Townhall, NPR, Jeff Jarvis on LinkedIn, Instapundit, @byheatherlong, The Federalist, American Thinker, @milbank, @postopinions, @benmullin, @kasparov63, @mccartneywp, Axios, How Things Work, Media Nation, @Centurion480@mastodon.social, Salon, NBC News, @oliverdarcy@threads.net, @Bongolian@universeodon.com, Raw Story, Mediaite, Australian Financial Review, @mbrauchli@threads.net, @dankennedy_nu@threads.net, @StefanEJones@dice.camp, @jscalzi@threads.net, @simondowens@threads.net, @oliverdarcy@threads.net, Breitbart, Semafor, @drewharwell@threads.net, @bencollins.bsky.social, The Wrap

Discussion:

Juby Babu /
Reuters: Over 200,000 subscribers flee Washington Post after it blocks Harris endorsement, NPR reports

Edward Helmore /
The Guardian: Washington Post writers say don't dump subscriptions over non-endorsement

Alexandra Petri /
Washington Post: It has fallen to me, the humor columnist, to endorse Harris for president

Ittai Sopher /
KVUE-TV: Jeff Bezos reportedly led effort to stop 2024 endorsement by Washington Post

Dana Gerber /
The Boston Globe: Celebrities and journalists are up in arms over the Washington Post's non-endorsement

John Sexton /
HotAir: Leftist Outrage at the Washington Post Continues New York Times: The Presidential Endorsements That Weren't … To the Editor: — Re “How The Post Put an End to Endorsing” (Business, Oct. 28):

Robert Greene /
The Atlantic: Why Major Newspapers Won't Endorse Kamala Harris Fox News: Before non-endorsement decision, Washington Post called Trump ‘dreadful’ and ‘worst president of modern times’

James Gordon /
Daily Mail: The Washington Post's humor columnist sneaks in presidential endorsement after iconic paper refused to back Kamala Harris

Allison Carter /
PR Daily: The Scoop: The comms decisions that went into Washington Post's non-endorsement disaster

D. Earl Stephens /
Alternet.org: Democracy's not the only thing that ‘dies in darkness’ @sbi@toot.berlin: This is one hell of a burn. Bezos must be going up in flames right now. — https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Jeff Charles /
RedState: Washington Post Columnists in a Fury Because Newspaper Didn't Endorse Kamala Harris

Lauren Edmonds /
Business Insider: Washington Post columnist quits, calling the decision to ‘withhold’ endorsement a ‘terrible mistake’

Contemplatingoutlander /
Contemplating Life …: It has fallen to me, the humor columnist, to endorse Harris for president Isn't this what a newspaper is supposed to do? …

John Johnson /
Newser: Washington Post Cartoonist Skewers Her Own Newspaper

Manuel Roig-Franzia /
@roigfranzia: Highly respected, longtime political writer & @washingtonpost columnist @ktumulty on decision not to issue president endorsement: “The rationale cited in our leaders' statement was an insult to our colleagues throughout this newspaper and to our readers.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Karen Tumulty /
Washington Post: Refusing to endorse a candidate, The Post wounds itself

Caitlyn Becker /
The Hill: These are the major newspapers that have and haven't endorsed Trump and Harris

Derek Hunter /
Townhall: Now We'll Never Know Who The Washington Post Supports

Jeff Jarvis /
Jeff Jarvis on LinkedIn: Karen Tumulty: “Our current owner has emblazoned Democracy Dies in Darkness on ... The Post. With this decision, those words now stand as an indictment of ourselves.” …

Stephen Green /
Instapundit: THAT'S NICE BUT WHERE THEY'RE REALLY NEEDED IS IN THE NEWSROOM: Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos wants …

Heather Long /
@byheatherlong: As a former member of the WaPo editorial board (Dec 2021 to Sept 2024), I was stunned by the news today not to endorse. I am one of 10 Post columnists (so far) who signed this joint statement tonight: “The Washington Post's decision not to make an endorsement in the [image]

Tristan Justice /
The Federalist: Leftists Melt Down After Washington Post Editorial Board Declines To Endorse Harris

Dana Milbank /
@milbank: The Washington Post's decision not to endorse in the presidential race is “an abandonment of the fundamental editorial convictions of the newspaper that we love.” A statement from me and other longtime Post columnists: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

@postopinions:
“The Washington Post's decision not to make an endorsement in the presidential campaign is a terrible mistake,” @EJDionne, @IgnatiusPost, Ruth Marcus, Dana @Milbank, @Eugene_Robinson, @JRubinBlogger, @perrybaconjr and @ktumulty write. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: The dissenting Post opinion columnists: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]

Garry Kasparov /
@kasparov63: Preemptive and self-censorship is the greatest victory of authoritarians, without a shot being fired. As Havel and others wrote, when the press and regular citizens cower and cringe to toe the line without coercion, freedom is dying.

Robert McCartney /
@mccartneywp: Top Post columnists denounce non-endorsement, including ⁦@ktumulty⁩ ⁦@IgnatiusPost⁩ ⁦@RuthMarcus⁩ Gene Robinson. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Hamilton Nolan /
How Things Work: Your Opinions Can Be Bad But You Still Have to Tell the Truth

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: The fallout from the Post's gutless decision; plus, my 2018 book portrayed a very different Bezos @Centurion480@mastodon.social: WaPo's left hand would like a word with the WaPo's right hand: “The Washington Post's decision not to make an endorsement in the presidential campaign is a terrible mistake. It represents an abandonment of the fundamental editorial convictions of the newspaper” …

Alex Galbraith /
Salon: “Surprising and disappointing”: Woodward and Bernstein respond to Bezos blocking WaPo endorsement

Daniel Arkin /
NBC News: The Washington Post ends backing presidential candidates as paper says Bezos axed Harris endorsement

Oliver Darcy /
@oliverdarcy@threads.net: Woodward and Bernstein release joint statement: “We respect the traditional independence of the editorial page, but this decision 11 days out from the 2024 presidential election ignores the Washington Post's own overwhelming reportorial evidence on the threat Donald Trump poses to democracy.” (1/2) @Bongolian@universeodon.com: 16 Post columnists respond: The newspaper's refusal to endorse a presidential candidate is a mistake. — “The Washington Post's decision not to make an endorsement in the presidential campaign is a terrible mistake. It represents an abandonment of the fundamental editorial convictions of the newspaper that we love. …

Daniel Hampton /
Raw Story: ‘Terrible mistake’: WaPo columnists fire back at paper's leadership over nixed endorsement

Kipp Jones /
Mediaite: Legendary Washington Post Watergate Reporters Blast Paper's Decision Not to Endorse a Candidate

Marcus Brauchli /
@mbrauchli@threads.net: What courage and independence look like on the Washington Post editorial side, something the bosses there might want to learn from.

Dan Kennedy /
@dankennedy_nu@threads.net: If Trump wins and he pardons himself, will the @washingtonpost and @latimes run outraged editorials? How about when he sets up detention camps? This goes way beyond a non-endorsement.

Stefan Edward Jones /
@StefanEJones@dice.camp: The Washington Post editorial staff reacts to the management's decision not to issue an endorsement for president. — They are not happy. — https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Simon Owens /
@simondowens@threads.net: I think what's especially chilling about this WashPo news is that it comes as Trump is getting increasingly explicit about his intentions to punish media outlets he doesn't like. If there were ever a time to not back down, this would be it.

Oliver Darcy /
@oliverdarcy@threads.net: “Under Jeff Bezos's ownership, the Washington Post's news operation has used its abundant resources to rigorously investigate the danger and damage a second Trump presidency could cause to the future of American democracy and that makes this decision even more surprising and disappointing, especially this late in the electoral profess.” …

Elizabeth Weibel /
Breitbart: Washington Post Editor Robert Kagan Resigns After Newspaper's Non-Endorsement of Harris

Max Tani /
Semafor: WaPo editor-at-large Robert Kagan quits after the late move to not endorse in the presidential race; source: subscription cancellations are unusually high

Drew Harwell /
@drewharwell@threads.net: Nine @postopinions columnists: “a terrible mistake ... an abandonment of the fundamental editorial convictions of the newspaper that we love, and for which we have worked a combined 218 years” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Tim Onion /
@bencollins.bsky.social: “It doesn't work like this.” It sure as shit does! Just do it! Extraordinary times, extraordinary measures, etc. They took the radical step, you're just preserving your integrity.

Tim Onion /
@bencollins.bsky.social: Posties can (and should!) get a critical mass and revolt against the weird British guy who runs your paper. It's not like he knows how to use the CMS. All he knows how to do is tap your phone. The tech people will help you. Just publish the thing and stand together. Make him take it down.

The Hollywood Reporter:

An LA Times writer who resigned says the decision to pull a Harris endorsement so late is the “opposite of the neutrality” Soon-Shiong “professes to seek”— I respect owner Patrick Soon-Shiong's right to interfere with editorials; that is one place where he ethically can do so.

Discussion:
@kklein100, Karin Klein on LinkedIn and Adweek

Discussion:

Karin Klein /
@kklein100: I am one of the three members of the LA Times editorial board who resigned over the owner's craven decision not to endorse. Here is my column in the Hollywood Reporter about why this was different from an ordinary disagreement between board and owner. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...

Karin Klein /
Karin Klein on LinkedIn: The Hollywood Reporter asked me to expand my LA Times resignation statement into a guest column with some more information and explanation …

Brad Pareso /
Adweek: LA Times Non-Endorsement Fallout: Owner's Daughter's Conflicting Statement, Canceled Subs, Resigned Editorial Writer Speaks Out

RELATED:

New York Times:
Patrick Soon-Shiong says his daughter did not speak for LA Times after she said the decision not to endorse a candidate was due to Harris' stance on Gaza war

Discussion:
Yahoo News, @nikasoonshiong, @deggans, The Nation, Vanity Fair, Middle East Monitor, Mother Jones, Media Nation, CommonWealth Beacon, SPLICETODAY.com, Mumbrella, Deadline, Fox News, @yashar, @katecagle, @newsjennifer, @laura_nelson, @_hamilton_matt, @lisaletostak, @newsjennifer, @baseballcrank, @david_darmofal, @jerrydunleavy, @hummingbird57, @thecitymaven, @andrewdlewis, The Times of Israel, @stevepadilla2, CNN, @maxwelltani, @katie_robertson, @kenklippenstein, @deanobeidallah, @ldeffinbaugh, @katie_robertson, @davidfolkenflik, Los Angeles Times, Instapundit, Daily Mail, Breitbart, RedState, New York Post, @Teddro@bbq.snoot.com, @dadback.bsky.social, The Wrap, Times of San Diego, L.A. Times Guild and The Wrap

Discussion:

David Artavia /
Yahoo News: The Washington Post and L.A. Times face subscriber cancellations and staff resignations for not endorsing a presidential candidate. Here's a closer look at the controversy.

Nika Soon-Shiong /
@nikasoonshiong: There is a lot of controversy and confusion over the LAT's decision not to endorse a presidential candidate. I trust the Editorial Board's judgment. For me, genocide is the line in the sand.

@deggans:
Owner of the LATimes can't even get his family's story straight on their non-endorsement. Sigh.

Jeet Heer /
The Nation: Donald Trump's Billionaire Boys Club Middle East Monitor: LA Times withdraws support for Harris over ‘Gaza genocide’, owner's daughter claims

Monika Bauerlein /
Mother Jones: Billionaire-Owned News Is Not Our Only Option

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: A consumer's guide to the poorly understood tradition of newspaper endorsements

Dan Kennedy /
CommonWealth Beacon: A consumer's guide to newspaper endorsements

Crispin Sartwell /
SPLICETODAY.com: Reasons Not to Endorse Kamala Harris

Nathan Jolly /
Mumbrella: ‘A lot of sensitivity around adjacency’: Why media is afraid of Trump-Harris fallout

Glenn Garner /
Deadline: Los Angeles Times Owner's Daughter Defends Not Making Presidential Endorsement: “Genocide Is The Line In The Sand”

Fox News:
LA Times owner's daughter on why paper refused to endorse 2024 candidate: ‘Genocide is the line in the sand’

Yashar Ali /
@yashar: You can disagree with Nika all you want, but this isn't just some last-minute issue for her. She has spent years advocating for the Palestinian cause. And she has done so publicly.

Kate Cagle /
@katecagle: I asked Dr. Soon-Shiong three different ways whether Vice President Harris' stance on Israel and funding for the war in Gaza was a factor and he side-stepped the questions. He said “there are pros and there are cons and everybody has a pro and a con.”

Jennifer Schulze /
@newsjennifer: Good grief this is a hot mess. Shortly after the @nytimes blasts out this story, her dad refutes it in the pages of the @latimes. Daughter: It was Gaza Dad: Gaza was not a factor [image]

Laura J. Nelson /
@laura_nelson: After a campaign event in Las Vegas, California Senate candidate and Rep. @AdamSchiff had this to say about the @latimes' decision not to endorse in the presidential election: [image]

Matt Hamilton /
@_hamilton_matt: Dr. Soon-Shiong said the decision not to endorse a presidential candidate was not tied to the war in Gaza and said his daughter's views were “her opinion.” https://www.latimes.com/...

Lisa Letostak /
@lisaletostak: This article goes into background on years of tension about the LA Times owner's interference in the newsroom & is well worth reading, especially for journalists. Sounds similar to what happened at The Messenger, where the owner called & emailed staff journalists 1/ [image]

Jennifer Schulze /
@newsjennifer: This marks the 3rd or 4th explanation for pulling the Harris endorsement. “Daughter of L.A. Times Owner Says Endorsement Decision Stemmed From Harris Stance on Gaza War.” Just yesterday, her dad said there was there was no single issue. 1/ [image]

Dan McLaughlin /
@baseballcrank: So, the LAT non-endorsement was for the worst reason possible? Daughter of L.A. Times Owner Says Endorsement Decision Stemmed From Harris Stance on Gaza War https://www.nytimes.com/...

David Darmofal /
@david_darmofal: The owner of the LA Times seems to have a really screwed-up family. A leftist performative daughter whom he's saying basically is lying as to why he didn't allow an endorsement. What a messed-up family. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Jerry Dunleavy IV /
@jerrydunleavy: LA Times owners say it didn't endorse Kamala b/c she isn't anti-Israel enough: “As a citizen of a country openly financing genocide...endorsement was an opportunity to repudiate justifications for widespread targeting of journalists & ongoing war on kids.” https://www.nytimes.com/... [image] @hummingbird57: Wow @latimes - it's only our entire country and democracy at stake - way to opt out when you know TFG would is complicit with Netanyahu and would worsen the cause about which you purport to be concerned. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Alice M. Walton /
@thecitymaven: Wow. Thoughts are with the @latimes reporters, writers, editors, photographers and staff who work tirelessly to bring smart, insightful coverage to millions ... and who do not deserve this kind of meddling from Logan and Shiv Roy. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Andrew D. Lewis /
@andrewdlewis: Patrick needs to sell the Paper. “The decision by the owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, to cancel the paper's planned endorsement of Kamala Harris sent shock waves through the organization. It was not the first time he had gotten involved in newsroom affairs.” https://www.nytimes.com/... The Times of Israel: LA Times owner's daughter says Harris's Israel support is why paper hasn't endorsed her

Steve Padilla /
@stevepadilla2: Thank you to all who continue to subscribe to the LA Times, where I have toiled 37 years, despite the recent unpleasantness. Thank you for believing in our mission to report the news and to promote storytelling in Column One. To those who've left, I hope we can regain your trust.

Liam Reilly /
CNN: Daughter of Los Angeles Times owner says Harris endorsement was blocked over Gaza war support

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: Now Patrick Soon-Shiong is saying the decision not to endorse in the 2024 race was NOT tied to the war in Gaza and his daughter's views were “her opinion.” https://www.latimes.com/...

Katie Robertson /
@katie_robertson: LAT owner Patrick Soon-Shiong smacks down his daughter's statement on the non-endorsement decision https://x.com/... [image]

Ken Klippenstein /
@kenklippenstein: LA Times owner's daughter says decision not to endorse Kamala Harris was made due to her position on the war in Gaza. “Our family made the joint decision not to endorse a Presidential candidate. This was the first and only time I have been involved in the process. As a citizen @deanobeidallah: WOW: Daughter of LA Times owner on why no endorsement for VP Harris. It was in opposition to Biden admin Gaza policy which the daughter said was “financing genocide.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Len Deffinbaugh /
@ldeffinbaugh: The L.A. Times faces internal upheaval after owner Patrick Soon-Shiong cancels the endorsement of Kamala Harris, linked to her stance on the Gaza war. This controversy highlights his ongoing influence in newsroom decisions. Explore the full story here: https://www.nytimes.com/...

Katie Robertson /
@katie_robertson: Nika Soon-Shiong, daughter of LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, says non-endorsement decision was over Kamala Harris's support for Israel in its war in Gaza https://www.nytimes.com/... Story by @skarlamangla + @ShawnHubler [image]

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: I'm sure this is true for Nika Soon-Shiong, daughter of LAT owner. She's a progressive activist whose actions have sparked concerns internally. Patrick Soon-Shoing has major biz interests before fed regulators & sought big job in Trump WH. Seems unlikely https://www.nytimes.com/...

James Rainey /
Los Angeles Times: L.A. Times owner's decision not to endorse in presidential race sparks resignations, questions

Ed Driscoll /
Instapundit: KEEP ROCKIN'! NYT: Daughter of LA Times Owner Nixed Paper's Endorsement of Kamala Because She Wasn't Sufficiently Anti-Zionist. …

Elizabeth Weibel /
Breitbart: LA Times Non-Endorsement of Kamala Harris Is Due to Biden-Harris Admin's Stance on Gaza War

Bob Hoge /
RedState: Cry Me a River: WaPo Abortion Columnist Sheds Triggered Tears After Mom Cancels Subscription

Jon Levine /
New York Post: LA Times owner blocked Kamala endorsement to protest Gaza war, daughter reveals

Ted Cannon /
@Teddro@bbq.snoot.com: @Mediagazer it absolutely is not, AND if that was the decision the editorial board had come to, they would have published it. The owner should not be staying the hand of the board. Period. @dadback.bsky.social: Huh, I wonder if Trump has said anything about what he would do about Israel and Gaza if he becomes president, well, no time to look it up I guess we just can't endorse anyone The Wrap: Patrick Soon-Shiong's Daughter Says Harris Endorsement Axed Over Gaza, LA Times Owner Says That's Not True

Kristina Bui /
L.A. Times Guild: Open letter from L.A. Times staff

Variety:

Netflix adds a Moments feature on iOS, letting users save, rewatch, and share scenes across Instagram, Snapchat, and others, and plans an Android launch soon— Netflix just added a way for you to watch that carriage scene from “Bridgerton” over and over and over again — and share it with your friends — without breaking a sweat.

Discussion:
TechCrunch, Netflix Tudum, Advanced Television, The Verge, Adweek, Gizmodo, BGR, Jeff Hostetter on LinkedIn, The Streamable, Comic Book, The Wrap, The Sun, Broadband TV News, TVLine, Screen Rant, The Hollywood Reporter, Tv Technology, Nick Brackney on LinkedIn, Deadline, Media Play News, Just Jared and Oh No They Didn't!, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Lauren Forristal /
TechCrunch: Netflix's new ‘Moments’ feature lets you save and share clips from your favorite episodes

Nik Roseveare /
Advanced Television: Netflix rolls out Moments mobile feature

Jay Peters /
The Verge: Netflix is making it easier to bookmark and share your favorite parts of a show

Brittaney Kiefer /
Adweek: Netflix Debuts Ad For New ‘Moments’ Feature, Proving Even Celebrities Obsess Over TV Shows

Dua Rashid /
Gizmodo: The Netflix Mobile App Will Now Let You Bookmark and Share Scenes With Your Friends

Jeff Hostetter /
Jeff Hostetter on LinkedIn: Clip farming is about to get way easier. — It's no secret that clips from popular TV shows and movies are everywhere on TikTok, even if it's usually not original content. …

Cameron Bonomolo /
Comic Book: Netflix Moments: New Feature Lets Users Share Content

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Netflix Lets Users Share TV Show, Movie Clips to Social Media

Millie Turner /
The Sun: New Netflix upgrade will save you hours of shuffling with new viewing experience - and it's totally free

Matt Webb Mitovich /
TVLine: New Netflix Feature Lets You Share Big ‘Moments’ Straight to Socials — Watch Promo ft. Simone Biles and Others

Ryan Northrup /
Screen Rant: Netflix Adds New Feature Allowing Users To Share Their Favorite Scenes From Movies & TV Shows

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Netflix Adds New Feature That Makes It Easy to Share Clips From Shows on Social Media

George Winslow /
Tv Technology: New Feature Lets Netflix Mobile Users Bookmark Their Favorite Scenes

Nick Brackney /
Nick Brackney on LinkedIn: This is such a brilliant move by Netflix. Meme'ification of their content to create shared moments between people. …

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Netflix Now Allows Streamers to Share Favorite Content Scenes Across Mobile Devices Oh No They Didn't!: Netflix is launching a new feature which allows users to bookmark their favorite scenes

CTV News:

Canada's media regulator grants Google a five-year exemption from the Online News Act, orders it to pay $100M to Canadian Journalism Collective within 60 days— OTTAWA - — The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has granted Google a five-year exemption from the Online News Act …

Washington Post:

Online influencers are earning thousands for a single post on behalf of groups backing Harris or Trump, with scant regulatory oversight or public transparency— On TikTok, Instagram and X, freelance creators profit from the murky practice of persuading their large followings to back Trump or Harris.

Discussion:
@cat_zakrzewski and @seanjcooksey

Discussion:

Cat Zakrzewski /
@cat_zakrzewski: NEW: 2024 has been called the influencer election. But it's happening in a regulatory vacuum. Critics say the FEC should have required creators to disclose when political groups pay them to post. [image]

Sean Cooksey /
@seanjcooksey: “I 100% reject the characterization that keeping pace with technology means regulating technology more.” Glad to provide a counterweight to the unceasing calls to have government regulate political speech and campaigns. Fortunately, the @FEC has consistently declined to do so.

Semafor:

A look at the debate inside WSJ about how management missteps in Moscow and security decisions made in New York may have put Evan Gershkovich at risk in Russia— The Scoop — The Wall Street Journal's triumphant, relieved coverage of Evan Gershkovich's release this August includes …

Discussion:
@mediaevan and @williamsjon

Discussion:

Evan DeSimone /
@mediaevan: “...some at the Journal felt that a focus on following the letter of Russian law offered little protection from the country's security services, not least in wartime.” https://www.semafor.com/...

Jon Williams /
@williamsjon: No greater responsibility than safety of those you ask to go to dangerous places. So, WSJ right to review. But hindsight wonderful thing. As someone who saw colleagues detained, kidnapped, injured & worse, if mistakes made, am sure made in good faith. https://www.semafor.com/...

Wall Street Journal:

Dana Walden, co-chair of Disney's entertainment unit and a CEO hopeful, and Kamala Harris' friendship has become a minefield of partisan US politics— Kamala Harris and Disney executive Dana Walden have found themselves in remarkably similar situations

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TVNewsCheck

The Guardian:

Keir Starmer says the UK recognizes “the basic principle” that outlets should “seek payment for their work” in AI training, and vows to fight SLAPP lawsuits— Whether it is online intimidation, journalists imprisoned abroad or the cynical use of Slapp lawsuits …

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Jonathan Schofield /
@urlyman@mastodon.social: This might be the stupidest sentence I read today, but it's not 9am yet. — It's by Keir Starmer: — “Both artificial intelligence and the creative industries - which include news media - are central to this government's driving mission on economic growth.” — https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Michael /
@therightarticle@mas.to: Journalism is the lifeblood of British democracy. My government will protect it | Keir Starmer — What a highly disingenuous, hypocritical piece this is. — https://www.theguardian.com/ ... @junesim63@mstdn.social: This article by Starmer is so much hypocritical bollocks. — “We also stand with journalists who endure threats merely for doing their jobs. Just because journalists are brave does not mean they should ever suffer intimidation” — Oh yes? …

Alexandra Topping /
The Guardian: Keir Starmer says media firms should have control of output used in AI

Jack Benjamin /
The Media Leader: Keir Starmer: Journalism is ‘lifeblood of democracy’ press.un.org: Let's Ensure Journalists Can Carry Out Their Essential Work Safely, Without Fear — Everywhere, Says Secretary-General, in International Day Message

Ashephard /