Editing The Washington Post (section)

====Suppression of views Bezos disfavors====
In January 2025, editorial cartoonist [[Ann Telnaes]] resigned from ''The Washington Post'' and published a blog post titled "Why I'm quitting the Washington Post".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Telnaes |first=Ann |date=2025-01-03 |title=Why I'm quitting the Washington Post |url=https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-quitting-the-washington-post |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Substack}}</ref> In it, Telnaes criticizes the paper for allegedly refusing to run a cartoon critical of the relationship between American billionaires and President [[Donald Trump]]. Telnaes called the decision "dangerous for a free press". Telnaes' blog post and the nature of her cartoon sparked conversations about the paper's ownership under Bezos.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Patton |first=Tess |date=2025-01-03 |title=Washington Post Cartoonist Ann Telnaes Quits After Bezos-Owned Paper Kills Trump Satire Piece |url=https://www.thewrap.com/washington-post-cartoonist-quits-after-bezos-trump-satire-killed/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |work=The Wrap}}</ref>

In February 2025, Bezos announced that the opinion section of the ''Post'' will give voice only to opinions that support "personal liberties" and "[[Free market|free markets]]"; but divergent opinions will not be published by the ''Post''.<ref>NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025, [https://www.nbcnews.com/media/jeff-bezos-washington-post-op-ed-david-shipley-rcna193817 "Jeff Bezos Overhauls Washington Post Opinion Section, Says It will Focus on 'Personal Liberties and Free Markets,' Opinion Editor David Shipley decided to "step away" after Bezos offered him the chance to continue in his role but under this new editorial focus] </ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Mullin |first=Benjamin |date=2025-02-26 |title=Bezos' Directive for Washington Post Opinion Pages Leads to Editor David Shipley's Exit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/business/media/washington-post-bezos-shipley.html |access-date=2025-02-26 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[David Shipley]], ''The Post''’s opinion editor, resigned after trying to persuade Jeff Bezos to reconsider the new direction.<ref name=":5" /> Within two days of the announcement, it was reported that over 75,000 digital subscribers had canceled their subscriptions.<ref name = Folkenflik2025>{{cite news|url = https://www.npr.org/2025/02/28/nx-s1-5312819/washington-post-bezos-subscriptions-cancellations|title = Bezos' changes at 'Washington Post' lead to mass subscription cancellations — again|last = Folkenflik|first = David|author-link=David Folkenflik|date = February 28, 2025|accessdate = February 28, 2025|work = [[NPR]]}}</ref> In March, Ruth Marcus, columnist and editor for ''The Washington Post's'' opinion section, resigned after 40 years with the organization when the paper's publisher, Will Lewis, killed a column she wrote that was critical of the new direction.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mullin |first=Benjamin |date=2025-03-10 |title=Washington Post Columnist Quits After Article Criticizing Jeff Bezos Is Shelved |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/business/media/washington-post-ruth-marcus-resigns.html |access-date=2025-03-12 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>