The Washington Post is facing turmoil after refusing to endorse a 2024 presidential candidate. But despite the short-term backlash, the paper may have a chance to reinvent itself as a more centrist news source.
William Lewis, CEO and Publisher of WaPo. said On October 25, the paper returned to the organization’s “independent” and “nonpartisan” roots, saying it would no longer endorse the president in 2024 or any future president in order to allow readers to “make up their own minds” on issues. Announced that there is no. Major political elections. Then former WaPo editor-in-chief Marty Barron threw a tantrum online, NPR reported on Monday. reported More than 200,000 readers have canceled their paid digital subscriptions.
Scoop: Washington Post Editor-in-Chief Robert Kagan confirms to me that he has resigned from the paper following today’s decision not to endorse the presidential election. https://t.co/as86U0hYqh
— Maxwelltani (@maxwelltani) October 25, 2024
Following Lewis’ announcement, WaPo’s editor-in-chief, Robert Kagan, resigned. Other activist reporters and editors within the organization may also resign. is that bad? It may be bad PR in the short term, but it will clean house in the long term.
Statement from Post Guild Leadership Regarding The Washington Post’s Decision Not to Endorse a Presidential Candidate pic.twitter.com/fYU7hkr79K
— Washington Post Guild (@PostGuild) October 25, 2024
And the more hardcore liberals cancel their subscriptions, the better for organizations because it reduces the pressure to cater to marginal audiences. Even if more cancellations create economic pressure, upper management has a better excuse to fire all activist employees who want to bring water to the Democratic Party than maintain any pretense of professionalism. You will get it.
Who is the owner, Jeff Bezos? reportedly quelled If a pro-Kamala draft is submitted and the rest of the WaPo plays their cards right, they may have a great opportunity to rebrand themselves as centrists. Their pitch to skeptics? Now, we’re going to reduce our activist subscriber base, fire the activists hiding in our newsrooms, suspend all endorsements, and treat you like adults. (Related article: Harris supporter journos resign after major newspapers refuse to endorse her)
It’s all unlikely, but possible. You have to hold a gun to my head to get me to subscribe to WaPo, but that’s just me. Following the recent decision to forego support, we are seeing more politically-minded centrist Americans sign on. If WaPo hires truly professional, old-school newspaper reporters and lets them cook, by the end of the decade it will be the same newspaper it started when it announced in 2016 that “democracy dies in the dark.” There is a possibility that a completely different newspaper will be born. ”
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