It would appear that billionaire Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos is getting involved in managing his vanity project, The Washington Post, in a more hands-on fashion.
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We’ll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others.
There was a time when a newspaper, especially one that was a local monopoly, might have seen it as a service to bring to the reader’s doorstep every morning a broad-based opinion section that sought to cover all views. Today, the internet does that job.
I am of America and for America, and proud to be so. 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.
I offered David Shipley, whom I greatly admire, the opportunity to lead this new chapter. I suggested to him that if the answer wasn’t “hell yes,” then it had to be “no.” After careful consideration, David decided to step away. This is a significant shift, it won’t be easy, and it will require 100% commitment — I respect his decision. We’ll be searching for a new Opinion Editor to own this new direction. I’m confident that free markets and personal liberties are right for America. I also believe these viewpoints are underserved in the current market of ideas and news opinion. I’m excited for us together to fill that void.
Jeff
The former national newspaper of political record, turned "resistance" rag turned ... well, we're not sure yet. We suppose standing for "free markets" and "personal liberty" are considered right-wing by the far-left ideologues who inhabit the press rooms of the news industry.
Let's see how the people reacted; good, bad and snarky.
And right out of the chute, epic snark from Twitter's famous First Amendment lawyer, Ron Coleman.
A little easier to detect the sarcasm here.
Coucy could be a great replacement, but only on the condition that he brings his frog.
Others had more helpful suggestions, like, for example, purging the Hamas sympathizers.
Who could forget Karen Attiah? She's Joy Reid in print form and with better hair.
This seems like a good starting place or at the very least, a next step.
Well, Taylor Lorenz and Jen Rubin are gone, but there's probably more trash that can be taken out.
Another good suggestion.
It seems some are cautiously optimistic.
Others took their ball and went home.
"Free markets and personal liberty? That's it! I'm done, fascist!"
It seems all the worst people are stomping off, which confirms that this was the right decision. Well they can always turn Colbert on tonight to soothe their extreme butt-hurt.
Guessing she never heard of NPR, the New York Times or any one of a thousand publications that cater to limousine socialists.
Many conservatives have adopted a wait-and-see stance.
Yes, Charles, we are all you.