More than 200,000 people canceled their paid subscriptions to the Washington Post after its owner, Jeff Bezos, decided not to support Kamala Harris in the United States presidential election. The newspaper’s staff told NPR.
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According to the radio station, the newspaper’s total number of paying subscribers is about 2.5 million and in total it has lost about 8% of its readers. Additionally, following Bezos’ decision, several columnists left WP, NPR interlocutors noted.
The publication’s former editor-in-chief, Markus Brauchli, in a conversation with NPR called the number of people who unsubscribed “cololos.” A representative for the publication declined to comment.
WP CEO William Lewis previously explained that the newspaper will no longer support any of the presidential candidates. “Our task as a newspaper in the capital of the most important country in the world is to maintain independence,” he said.
Bezos later, in a column on the publication’s website, called the decision to remain neutral “a step in the right direction” but admitted it should have been announced earlier, “at a time further removed from the election.” and the emotions that surround them. .”
WP is not the only American media that has decided not to endorse any of the presidential candidates. The Los Angeles Times and USA Today also announced plans to remain neutral.
The United States presidential elections will take place on November 5. Democratic candidate Harris, currently serving as vice president, will face former President Donald Trump.
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