Jeff Bezos Reshapes Washington Post Opinion Section to Focus on Free Markets and Liberties
- Jeff Bezos announced changes to The Washington Post's opinion section, focusing on personal liberties and free markets, which led to the resignation of editorial page editor David Shipley.
- The newspaper lost 250,000 subscribers after Bezos blocked an endorsement for Kamala Harris, prompting several employee resignations.
- Jeff Stein, a reporter at the Post, commented on the situation as a 'massive encroachment' by Bezos into the opinion section.
- Bezos stated that opposing views would be published elsewhere, viewing broad-based opinion sections as outdated in the internet era.
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