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Re:Jeff Bezos kills Washington Post editorial board presiden... by drewbug01 on Friday October 25, 2024 @04:06PM (#41949147)
“Had”, not “has”, a long history of not endorsing candidates. They’ve been endorsing since the 80s.

The proper framing is “the owners stepped in to change the policy, to mirror the same policies they had before the 80s”.

Whether that’s right or wrong to do is a separate question. But framing this as though it has been editors going rogue or something is just not what’s happening at all.

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Re:Jeff Bezos kills Washington Post editorial board presiden... by bitshiftfaced on Friday October 25, 2024 @08:33PM (#41951484)
> But framing this as though it has been editors going rogue or something is just not what’s happening at all.

Of which I didn't do. Granted, 40 years is a long time. But given that the company has had the policy of not endorsing for over two-thirds of its existence, I believe the "undo" framing is accurate.

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