Statement on Washington Post’s refusal to endorse presidential candidate. pic.twitter.com/r8jrMPW5GR
— Carl Bernstein (@carlbernstein) October 26, 2024
The abortion-beat reporter for the Washington Post. Her own mother canceled https://t.co/KtToiKTpUX
— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) October 26, 2024
Inside @washingtonpost's newsroom, which operates separately from the opinion department, "people who are thinking about the prospect of covering a second Trump presidency are concerned that the owner won't have our backs," a staffer tells me
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 26, 2024
To the dozens and dozens of readers who have reached out over the last 24 hours I am very sad to see you go but am touched more than I can say by your words and your loyalty. If I did not respond personally, it is because the volume has gotten out of hand. But I have read each…
— Jen "We aren't going back " Rubin 🥥🌴 (@JRubinBlogger) October 26, 2024
I sometimes share my #readermail on this site.
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) October 26, 2024
A different genre has arisen in the past 24 hours: a deluge of sad farewells from loyal readers. A few examples here. pic.twitter.com/Lk2Qe8np2T
Current list of WaPo opinion writers who have protested the owner's cowardly decision not to endorse. If this were actually a decision "of principle," they could have announced it two years ago. Instead of following the James Comey model of election-year timing.
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) October 26, 2024
Admiration to:… pic.twitter.com/0Zs8xETvRK
A friend who works for #WaPo marketing dept says there's a #WaPoMeltDown in their business unit following the news as digital subscriptions cancellations have hit 60k barely 8 hrs after decision not to endorse. Cancellation rate is unprecedented and we're barely 24 hours into it. pic.twitter.com/9qefA3TNKI
— Carlos (@TheMayaka) October 25, 2024
Scoop: Washington Post editor at large Robert Kagan confirms to me that he resigned from the Post following today's decision not to endorse in the presidential race. https://t.co/as86U0hYqh
— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) October 25, 2024
The Washington Post's decision not to endorse in the presidential race is "an abandonment of the fundamental editorial convictions of the newspaper that we love." A statement from me and other longtime Post columnists: https://t.co/WmYamYmIEb
— Dana Milbank (@Milbank) October 25, 2024
For The Post, the wrong choice at the worst possible time
Readers respond to The Post’s decision not to endorse Harris or Trump
Big credibility hit. Fist bump to @washingtonpost reporters who are fearlessly writing about @JeffBezos' 11th hour endorsement change, as w/ any powerful institution that needs to be held to account. @RoigFranzia Laura Wagner @MerylKornfield
— Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) October 26, 2024
Thank you for letting me share my… pic.twitter.com/lah20gg78A
Sad! 