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Re:Jeff Bezos: Americans don't trust the news media by christhecaribou on Monday October 28, 2024 @09:04PM (#41978311)
I agree in principle that I don’t mind newspapers not endorsing. Fine, make an academic argument about it.

But a week before a major election? That’s ridiculous and inappropriate. Incompetence at best, malicious election interference at worst.

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Re:Jeff Bezos: Americans don't trust the news media by llamaimperative on Monday October 28, 2024 @09:49PM (#41978564)
And then maybe don't have your government-dependent aerospace company immediately call up the guy who you obviously just helped: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4954591-trump-meets-bl...
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Re:Jeff Bezos: Americans don't trust the news media by aduffy on Monday October 28, 2024 @09:38PM (#41978516)
Are you suggesting that a newspaper making an endorsement is "malicious election interference", or that there was "malicious election interference" involved in them deciding not to publish the endorsement?
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Re:Jeff Bezos: Americans don't trust the news media by christhecaribou on Monday October 28, 2024 @09:40PM (#41978530)
No. I’m implying BEZOS overriding his independent editorial board’s position a week before an election is malicious election interference.
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Re:Jeff Bezos: Americans don't trust the news media by anthony_d on Monday October 28, 2024 @10:23PM (#41978750)
You’re saying that Bezos telling the editorial board to not endorse is election interference?

I’m really struggling to see how not doing something could ever qualify as interference.

The whole concept of journalists endorsing a candidate feels a lot closer to interference. Feels a bit sad that the editorial board can’t see that without being told by someone like Bezos.

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