by Elwood Watson on October 29, 2024

Both the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times have attracted significant attention for their decisions not to endorse a presidential candidate this election cycle.

Washington Post staffers announced they had already drafted an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, and that owner Jeff Bezos halted its publication. Bezos's sudden decision resulted in the departure of editor-at-large Robert Kagan, who made it clear he was very disturbed by Post publisher William Lewis's announcement the publication would discontinue the practice of endorsing presidential candidates.

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two reporters who broke the iconic Watergate scandal for the paper and brought down Richard Nixon's presidency, referred to Bezos's decision as "surprising and disappointing." Former top Post editor Marty Baron chided the move as "cowardice."

The Times' decision led three staffers – editorial board leader Mariel Garza, Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Greene, and columnist Karin Klein – to resign in protest of owner Patrick Soon-Shiong's refusal to support a........

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