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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post, defended the newspaper's decision not to endorse a candidate for the November 5 US presidential election as "right" and "principled".
Jeff Bezos defended the newspaper's decision not to endorse any presidential candidate. (AP photo)
New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 29, 2024 09:00 IST
The Washington Post has lost over 2 lakh subscribers after the newspaper's billionaire owner and Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, decided not to endorse any of the two candidates for the November 5 US presidential elections. The newspaper's editorial staff were prepared to endorse Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, but publisher Will Lewis said the decision to choose a candidate lied on “our readers’ ability to make up their own minds”.
The Washington Post published a "note from our owner" on Monday evening, in which Bezos said, "What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. A perception of non-independence. Ending them is a principled decision, and it’s the right one."
Published By:
Karishma Saurabh Kalita
Published On:
Oct 29, 2024
