#davidshipley — Public Fediverse posts

The #opinions editor at the time, #DavidShipley, resigned over the mandate & O’Neal took over months later. Under his direction, the paper’s #editorial positions often encouraged lower #taxation & less
government #regulation.

In his note to the staff, D’Onofrio wrote: “This past year, under the leadership of Adam O’Neal, Post Opinions has become more balanced in perspective, more financially sustainable & more accessible to readers than ever before.”[sure, Jan]

#journalism #FourthEstate #Bezos

"Se a liberdade significa alguma coisa, será sobretudo o direito de dizer às pessoas o que elas não querem ouvir."
– #GeorgeOrwell

"Se me fosse dado decidir se deveríamos ter um governo sem jornais ou jornais sem um governo, eu não hesitaria um momento em preferir o último."
– #ThomasJefferson

https://expresso.pt/newsletters/conversas-ao-ouvido/2025-02-27-o-bezos-da-questao-461c5e22

#liberdadedeimprensa
#davidShipley
#jeffbezos
#washintonpost

Bezos decide que se acabaron los diferentes puntos de vista en las páginas de opinión del 'Washington Post', que para eso es suyo. A partir de ahora, solo artículos que defiendan [redoble de tambor] "libertades personales" y "mercados libres". David Shipley, el responsable de la sección, ha dimitido, claro.

#WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #DavidShipley #periodismo

Miljardair, Amazon-baas Jeff Bezos beveelt zijn krant, The Washington Post alleen nog positief te schrijven over "de vrije markt".

Chef Opinie neemt ontslag.

https://www.villamedia.nl/artikel/jeff-bezos-kondigt-koerswijziging-washington-post-opiniekatern-aan-niet-langer-iedereen-aan-het-woord

#Persvrijheid #ThePost #WAPO #Bezos #DavidShipley #Amazon #Musk #Trump #RIPWaPo

“I will always be thankful for the opportunity I was given to work alongside a team of opinion #journalists whose commitment to strong, innovative, reported commentary inspired me every day,” #DavidShipley wrote.

#WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #UnitedStates #press #journalism #billionaires #plutocracy #broligarchy #ViewPointDiscrimination #propaganda #censorship #FreePress #democracy #DemocracyDiesInDarkness

“Freedom is ethical — it minimizes coercion — & practical; it drives creativity, invention & prosperity,” #JeffBezos added.

In his note, Bezos said that he asked #DavidShipley whether he wanted to stay at the #WashingtonPost, & #Shipley declined.

“I suggested to him that if the answer wasn’t ‘hell yes,’ then it had to be ‘no,’ #Bezos wrote.

In a note to opinion staff members, Shipley said that he decided to step down “after reflection on how I can best move forward in the profession I love.”

#WashingtonPost’s opinion editor, #DavidShipley, is exiting as #JeffBezos said the section’s focus would narrow to defend “personal liberties & free markets.”

“I am of America & for America, & proud to be so,” #Bezos said, in an email to employees. “Our country did not get here by being typical. And a big part of America’s success has been freedom in the economic realm & everywhere else.

#UnitedStates #press #journalism #billionaires #plutocracy #DemocracyDiesInDarkness
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/business/media/washington-post-bezos-shipley.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=1D739953-0243-48C1-80CB-C35DF757C8FA

#WashingtonPost's #Opinion #Editor #DavidShipley #Blames #Billionaire #JeffBezos for #Endorsement #Drama, Tells #Staff They Can #Quit as Distraught #Journalists #Slam #Bezos for '#ConflictofInterest' and for 'Putting His Thumb on the Scale'

“Jeff Bezos was destroying the #newspaper’s #reputation as an "#independent #journalistic #organization"”

https://freebeacon.com/media/exclusive-wapo-opinion-editor-david-shipley-blames-bezos-for-endorsement-drama-tells-staff-they-can-quit-as-distraught-journalists-slam-bezos-for-conflict-of-interest-and-thumb-on-the-scale/

“I believe we face a very real threat of #autocracy in the candidacy of Donald #Trump,” Hoffman added in his letter to #Editorial Page Editor #DavidShipley, which was obtained by NPR. “I find it untenable & unconscionable that we have lost our voice."

Hoffman says he intends to remain at the paper, saying he "refuses to give up on The Post, where I have spent 42 years.

#FourthEstate #democracy #journalism #Bezos #WashingtonPost

During their visit — which included a working lunch at #Bezos’ sprawling home on an exclusive island in Biscayne Bay & dinner at a nearby restaurant — #DavidShipley, The #WashingtonPost’s #opinion #editor, & #WillLewis, #WaPo’s chief executive & publisher, discussed plans for the future of the newspaper’s opinion section. The #election, less than 45 days away, loomed large.

#democracy #journalism #media #FourthEstate #acquiescence

More on The #WashingtonPost’s #acquiescence from NPR:

Colleagues learned the news from the #editorial page editor, #DavidShipley, at a tense meeting shortly before #WillLewis' announcement. The meeting was characterized by 2 people w/direct knowledge of discussions….

Shipley had approved an #editorial #endorsement for #KamalaHarris that was being drafted earlier this month, acc/to 3 people w/direct knowledge.

#democracy #FourthEstate #journalism #media #WaPo
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/25/nx-s1-5165353/washington-post-presidential-endorsement-trump-harris