The Washington Post Building at One Franklin Square Building on June 5, 2024 in Washington, DC.
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The Washington Post apparently has really shed better than 200,000 digital memberships, and three members of its content material board have really tipped down on the heels of its alternative to not again a prospect within the governmental political election in between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Citing 2 sources on the Post with understanding of inside points, NPR‘s David Folkenflik reported Monday that the paper had actually shed regarding 8% of its paid flow of 2.5 million clients, that includes print versions, because Friday’s information of the non-endorsement.
Molly Roberts, David Hoffman and Mili Mitra surrendered from the paper’s nine-member content material board because of the questionable alternative concerning the advice, nonetheless are persevering with to be on the Post’s personnel, based on public declarations and the paper.
A Post speaker decreased to speak about both the membership losses or content material board resignations when known as Monday by.
Will Lewis, the Post’s creator and chief government officer, has really said that it was his alternative to wreck years of customized on the paper and never again a governmental prospect this yr– or in any sort of future political election.
But a Post story on Friday, declaring 4 people that had been oriented on the selection, reported that the Post’s proprietor, Amazon proprietor Jeff Bezos, determined to no extra downside governmental suggestions.
The paper has really refuted that insurance coverage declare.
The Post’s content material net web page had really ready to again Vice President Harris, the Democratic candidate, based on the paper’s very personal protection.
Announcing her resignation from the content material board in a letter to Post Opinions Editor David Shipley, Roberts created, “I stand against silence in the face of dictatorship. Here, there, everywhere.”
She moreover printed a declaration on-line. “To be very clear, the decision not to endorse this election was not the editorial board’s,” Roberts created. “It was (you can read the reporting) Jeff Bezos’s.”
“I’m resigning from The Post editorial board because the imperative to endorse Kamala Harris over Donald Trump is about as morally clear as it gets. Worse, our silence is exactly what Donald Trump wants: for the media, for us, to keep quiet.”
Lewis said in a declaration Saturday that “reporting around the role of The Washington Post owner and the decision not to publish a presidential endorsement has been inaccurate.”
“He was not sent, did not read and did not opine on any draft,” Lewis said. “As Publisher, I do not believe in presidential endorsements. We are an independent newspaper and should support our readers’ ability to make up their own minds.”
