A huge reader-exodus hit Washington Post when Jeff Bezos blocked the papers Harris endorsement causing more than 250k subscribers to leave the news-outlet
Media staff made quick pleas asking readers to keep their subscriptions active: pointing out that cancellations hurt working journalists not the big-boss (but their arguments dont address the real issue here)
The situation shows a bigger problem - news organizations depending on mega-rich owners like Elon Musk and Patrick Soon-Shiong who control major papers; this creates clear conflicts-of-interest between their business deals and news coverage
Bezosʼs Amazon gets lots of govt contracts: defense stuff cloud-storage and space projects - while he says this doesnt affect Post decisions. Meanwhile Musk backs Trump even as his companies (Tesla SpaceX) need Washingtonʼs support
Subscription cancellations wont fix media problems but they make a point
The mass-walkout by readers might be the only way to show Bezos that avoiding Trump criticism has consequences; though its sad that good journalism suffers as a result