The endorsement of presidential candidates by newspaper companies is common in the United States. However, for the first time in 36 years, the Washington Post has chosen not to participate in this practice.
Washington Post made clear in last week’s paper that they won’t support either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, and would always stand by that principle.
The Washington Post first endorsed a presidential candidate in 1952, then resumed the streak in 1976. Reportedly, the Washington Post bore the heavy price for this decision. The newspaper lost two and a half million subscribers.
The total is 2.5 million subscribers making up 10% of the total subscriptions.
After the announcement, the subscriber loss continued, with 200,000 cancellations reported just the day before.
This information comes from cancellation emails since the subscriber management system is no longer available to staff. The Washington Post has not commented on these numbers.
Bob Woodward, a well-known journalist g disagreed with the Washington Post’s decision, stating the newspaper should report on presidential elections and political issues.
This decision is bad news for Kamala Harris because the Washington Post has often supported Democratic candidates in the past.
The paper had even prepared an endorsement for Harris, but owner Jeff Bezos stopped it from being published.
