Jeff Bezos makes Washington Post requirements for opinion articles – Diepresse.com

Amazon founder and « Washington Post » owner Jeff Bezos has more influence on the editorial work of his newspaper and sets specifications for the pages of opinion. « I am writing to you to inform you about a change on our opinion pages, » Bezos published a letter on platform X that he sent to the editorial team.

It continues: “We will write every day to support and defend two pillars: personal freedom and free markets. Of course, we will also treat other topics, but we leave opposing points of view to publication by others. ” The previous department head leaves the newspaper, according to Bezos.

The traditional sheet “Washington Post” has belonged to the multi -illiarche Bezos since 2013. Before the US election in November, he decided against an already written election recommendation for Donald Trump's opponent Kamala Harris, triggering criticism within the editorial team and in the readership.

Several journalists left « Washington Post »

At the beginning of the year, the US cartoonist and Pulitzer award winner Ann Telnaes left the « Washington Post » in a dispute over one of her drawings. Other journalists also left the newspaper. In January, more than 400 « Washington Post » employees in a letter called for a joint meeting with Bezos to talk about the leadership of the newspaper. Bezos was one of the guests in the inauguration of US President Trump.

“I am convinced that free markets and personal freedoms are right for America. I also believe that these points of view are not sufficiently taken into account on the current market of ideas and news opinions, ”it said in Bezos up -to -date message to his employees. « I look forward to filling this gap together. » The newspaper itself also reported on the developments and wrote that Bezos is listening to the pages of opinion in a « libertarian direction ». (APA/dpa)