"Will Lewis should be ashamed, if shame is an emotion he is capable of feeling. What an empty shell of a leader. What an embarrassing decline for a once-venerated news organization.

This decision won’t impact the outcome of the election in eleven days. But it will have a lasting impact on how people think of the Washington Post."

~ Dave Karpf

#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #RupertMurdoch #WillLewis
/5

https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/a-suggestion-for-the-washington-posts

A suggestion for the Washington Post's new motto: "Obey in Advance"

A study in willful incompetence

^{Dave Karpf (The Future, Now and Then)}

"As the 2024 election looms, media self-censorship in response to Trump’s potential return threatens the democratic role of journalism. …

In times like these, it's crucial for media organizations to remember their responsibility to the public. Anticipatory obedience may offer short-term safety, but it poses long-term risks to the very fabric of democracy."

~ Parker Molloy

#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #RupertMurdoch #WillLewis
/6

https://www.readtpa.com/p/playing-it-safe-is-risking-democracy

Playing It Safe Is Risking Democracy: Media’s Silent Endorsement of Authoritarianism

^{Parker Molloy (The Present Age)}

The aren't obeying in advance.

They want Trump to win.

#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #RupertMurdoch #WillLewis #LosAngelesTimes #media
/7

"One week before the mortals finish voting and might elect an authoritarian, one whose former chief of staff calls him a fascist, the Washington Post has decided that silence is the best way to guide its readers.

Silence, after all, will not offend the authoritarian should he win."

~ Benjamin Wittes

#Trump #fascism #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #RupertMurdoch #WillLewis
/8

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-washington-post-bends-the-knee

The Washington Post Bends the Knee to Trump

Billionaires can’t be trusted to maintain the institutions of democracy.

^{Benjamin Wittes (The Bulwark)}

"William Lewis is a liar who apparently believes the American people are stupid. As Santiago Mayor (@SSantiagoMayor) said on Twitter, 'Funny how no newspaper had an issue with their editorial boards calling on Biden to withdraw.'”

~ Robert B. Hubbell

#Trump #fascism #LosAngelesTimes #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #WillLewis
/17

https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/neutrality-in-the-face-of-fascism

Neutrality in the face of fascism is cowardice

October 26, 2024

^{Robert B. Hubbell (Today's Edition Newsletter)}

"On the same day that Bezos ordered WaPo not to endorse Kamala Harris (which the Editorial Board was prepared to do), Trump met with representatives of Bezos’ struggling space flight company, Blue Origin."

#Trump #fascism #LosAngelesTimes #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #WillLewis #EconomicElites #CorporateLeaders
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