Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos wants more conservatives opinion writers at paper: Report

Sedang Trending 3 hari yang lalu

Billionaire Washington Post proprietor Jeff Bezos reportedly wants to adhd much blimpish writers to nan paper’s opinion section successful an effort to grow nan "Democracy Dies successful Darkness" paper’s audience. 

Last week, nan Post sent liberals into a tizzy erstwhile it announced that it wouldn’t endorse a candidate successful nan upcoming statesmanlike predetermination contempt years of hostility toward erstwhile President Trump and a reported endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris already drafted and fresh to publish. The paper’s patient insisted nan Post was returning to its roots, but outrage quickly poured successful arsenic galore wide readers canceled their subscriptions and urged others to do nan same.  

Nineteen sentiment columnists co-signed a missive condemning nan decision, astatine slightest 3 labor person discontinue successful protestation and galore different existent and erstwhile Post staffers expressed outrage connected societal media. 

WASHINGTON POST UNION, STAFFERS REVOLT OVER DECISION NOT TO ENDORSE A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, BLAME BEZOS

Jeff Bezos and nan Washington Post

Billionaire Jeff Bezos bought nan Washington Post successful 2013. ((Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)

It has been reported by nan Washington Post Guild and different outlets that Bezos made nan telephone not to connection an endorsement, but nan high-powered Amazon mogul has remained mum connected nan issue. 

The New York Times has covered nan uproar occurring astatine its rival insubstantial and reported that Bezos "is willing successful expanding The Post’s assemblage among conservatives," citing a personification acquainted pinch nan matter. 

Bezos has informed patient William Lewis "that he wants much blimpish writers connected nan sentiment section," nan Times added. 

The Washington Post declined comment. A rep for Bezos did not instantly respond to a petition for comment. 

BEFORE NON-ENDORSEMENT DECISION, WASHINGTON POST CALLED TRUMP 'DREADFUL' AND 'WORST PRESIDENT OF MODERN TIMES'

Trump astatine MSG

The Washington Post has agelong been dispute toward erstwhile President Trump. (AP)

The Post has immoderate blimpish columnists and contributors, specified arsenic Hugh Hewitt, Marc Thiessen and George Will, but publishes acold much left-leaning ones. It’s unclear if nan Post will beef up its roster pinch further conservatives, but overmuch of nan paper’s existent unit intelligibly doesn’t attraction for Trump. 

The Post has utilized various position to propose nan erstwhile president is unfit for agency successful caller years, and precocious castigated Trump's "insidious" rhetoric successful caller interviews and rallies. Editorials person said he would govern "chaotically," that Harris is intelligibly "better" erstwhile comparing nan 2 candidates, and that he had a "reservoir of grievance" astatine his Republican information acceptance speech.

He has an "extreme agenda" and is "unpredictable" and "outright dangerous," nan Post based on earlier this twelvemonth erstwhile it feared then-presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden could suffer nan race.

In 2016 and 2020, nan Post enthusiastically endorsed Hillary Clinton and Biden against Trump. It called him "dreadful" and "uniquely unqualified" successful 2016. In 2020, it referred to Trump as "the worst president of modern times."

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Fox News Digital’s David Rutz contributed to this report. 

Brian Flood is simply a media editor/reporter for FOX News Digital. Story tips tin beryllium sent to brian.flood@fox.com and connected Twitter: @briansflood. 

Sumber News Fox
News Fox