Quarter million readers leave Washington Post after owner stops Harris backing
Mass exodus hits Washington Post as readers protest Jeff Bezosʼs block of Kamala Harris endorsement. Situation highlights growing concerns about billionaire-owned media outlets and their political ties
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
