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   Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 26-Oct-2024 04:25:22 JST Warner Crocker

   Editor resigns, subscribers cancel as Washington Post non-endorsement prompts crisis at Bezos paper | Semafor
   #politics #media #journalism
   https://www.semafor.com/article/10/25/2024/editor-resign-subscribers-cancel-as-washington-post-non-endorsement-prompts-crisis-at-bezos-paper

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     skramer1946 (skramer1946@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 26-Oct-2024 04:35:17 JST skramer1946

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     @WarnerCrocker Just did the same - I cannot support cowardly enablers of fascism, racism and misogyny.
     "Democracy Dies in Darkness" - Hah.

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     jensilber (jensilber@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 26-Oct-2024 04:59:02 JST jensilber

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     @WarnerCrocker I'm only sorry that I had already cancelled a few years ago. (It took a while. It was difficult to give up on the hometown paper I'd grown up with.)

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     Sumocat 🐈‍⬛ (sumocat@mastodon.world)'s status on Saturday, 26-Oct-2024 05:50:56 JST Sumocat 🐈‍⬛

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     @WarnerCrocker
     A lot sure has changed in five years.

     "Jeff Bezos Has Never Meddled With Washington Post Coverage, Editor Marty Baron Affirms"
     https://deadline.com/2019/06/jeff-bezos-has-never-meddled-with-washington-post-coverage-editor-marty-baron-affirms-1202628210/

     Warner Crocker repeated this.
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     Sumocat 🐈‍⬛ (sumocat@mastodon.world)'s status on Saturday, 26-Oct-2024 05:54:48 JST Sumocat 🐈‍⬛

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     @WarnerCrocker
     Chaser. Marty doesn’t pin it on Bezos though, implies JB is a victim.

     "Marty Baron on Post endorsement choice: ‘This is cowardice’"
     https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4953811-marty-baron-post-endorsement-cowardice/