Longtime Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson is leaving
- Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Eugene Robinson is leaving The Washington Post after more than 40 years due to owner Jeff Bezos' directive to narrow the opinion section's focus to personal liberties and free markets.
- Another respected journalist, Ruth Marcus, resigned last month after her critical commentary of Bezos' policy was not published.
- The Post's opinion editor, David Shipley, also stepped down as a result of the shift in the section's mission.
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Longtime Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson is leaving. He cited Bezos’ new editorial policy
FILE - Eugene Robinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, smiles while receiving the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at the University of Michigan commencement at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, April 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)(AP/Paul Sancya) FILE - Eugene Robinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, smiles while receiving the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at the University of Michigan c…
Columnist Quits 'Washington Post' Over Jeff Bezos' 'Significant Shift' in 'Mission'
Columnist Eugene Robinson has reportedly revealed to his colleagues at the Washington Post that he is quitting the newspaper due to its owner, Jeff Bezos, implementing a "significant shift" in the company's "mission."
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Longtime Washington Post columnist quits in protest over Bezos’ new editorial policy
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson is leaving the newspaper, the second such veteran to exit in the wake of owner Jeff Bezos’ directive that the Post narrow the topics covered by its opinion section to personal liberties and the free market.

Longtime Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson is leaving. He cited Bezos' new editorial policy
Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Eugene Robinson says he is leaving the Washington Post. He's the second prominent columnist in a month to depart after newspaper owner Jeff Bezos said he wanted its opinion section to focus on issues of personal liberties and the free market.
Pulitzer-winning columnist leaving Washington Post
Longtime Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson is leaving the newspaper, he announced this week. Robinson informed his Post colleagues of his decision Thursday, he wrote on the social platform X. “I’m retiring from my longtime journalistic home but not from journalism, and I’ll keep you posted as I decide what my next chapter will be,”…
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