Jeff Bezos narrows the pages of public opinion in Washington about ‘personal freedom’ and ‘free markets’
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The Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos remodges the newspaper opinion section to focus about two topics – personal freedom and free markets – in one of the distant interventions on its editorial pages by the American Technology Billionaire.
Semos said that the editor of the opinion, David Shipyy, decided to reduce as a result of an earthquake of a award-winning section, in a staff e-mail that was also posted on social networks on Wednesday.
Shipyy had the opportunity to remain editor of the section, Semos said, but the founder of the Amazon “suggested that if the answer was not” hell yes “, then it must be” no “. After careful consideration, David decided to step down.”
Until last year, Bezos viewed as the mostly owner of Washington Post, which he acquired in August 2013 for $ 250 million. But his decision to prevent newspapers Certificate of US Presidential Candidate Last year, she encouraged a great reaction to the reader.
The decision not to initiate an opinion in which he approved Kamal Harris, who made editorial writers of the post, media commentators saw as an attempt to fight Donald Trump on the eve of the election – or at least give his bets.
However, a technological billionaire defended his position in the next introductory. He said that newspaper approval no longer had a great weight and that there was no “Pro Quid Pro Quo” in the decision.
He added: “I challenge you to find one case in those 11 years where I have prevailed anyone in the post for the benefit of my own interests. That didn’t happen. “
The intervention in the Washington Post comments section marks a turning point in Bezos’s involvement in one of the most popular American newspapers, with its signaling E -Apit to stand behind the change of direction.
“I’m America and America and I’m proud to be so,” Semos said. “I am convinced that they are free markets and personal freedom for America. I also believe that these views are not enough on the market of the ideas and opinions of news.”
In a separate E -Mail staff, Will Lewis, who was appointed editor -in -chief in 2023, said that the move was “not in accordance with any political party.”
Washington Post Journalists responded with anger to the move. Jeff Stein, the main reporter of the newspaper for newspapers, described him on social media as “a huge attack by Jeff Cesos on the Washington Post’s opinion section today – it is clear that they are not published there or tolerates attitudes.”
He said that was not felt “news of the coverage, but if Bezos tried to interfere with the news, I would immediately give up and inform you.” Elon Musk, posting on X, said, “Bravo, @jeffbesos.”
In the E -Mail staff, Bezos said that the newspaper would write “every day in support and defend two pillars: personal freedom and free markets. We will cover other topics, of course, but the views opposed to these columns will be published by others. “
He said that the newspaper “especially those that were local monopoly were perhaps perhaps as a service that they bring to the reader threshold every morning, a widely founded part of the opinion that he sought to cover all attitudes. Today, the Internet does this job. “
