The influential American newspaper had declared its preferences for Democratic candidates in the last four elections. It is a return to “our roots,” explained its general director, William Levis.
The influential newspaper Washington Post announced this Friday that will not support any candidate in the United States presidential elections on November 5 and will abstain from doing so in future elections. Is a return to “our roots”explained its general director, William Levis.
Washington Post is an influential medium in the elite of the United States and had supported the Democratic presidential candidates in 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020. Therefore, this Levis advertisement implies an important change in the medium today owned by Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos. Whether it will hurt Democratic candidate Kamala Harris remains to be seen.
Is a return to “our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates,” Levis explained. “Our work at The Washington Post is to provide non-partisan news through the editorial staff for all Americans, and thought-provoking insights from our opinion team that help our readers form their own opinions,” Lewis said.
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levis considered that supporting a candidate would undermine that purpose and would make it “inevitable” to give rise to interpretations of the approach to coverage of the elections.
What attitude did other media take?
In USA It is common for some media to take a position regarding a presidential election. In general, they usually openly say their inclinations, although there are cases where they choose neutrality.
The New York Times supported Kamala Harris in September, whom he considered “the only patriotic option for the presidency” against former Republican President Donald Trump.
For its part, trump gained support New York Postowned by Rupert Murdoch. “America is prepared for today’s heroic Donald Trump to reclaim the presidency,” the outlet declared.
On this occasion, another of the great newspapers, Los Angeles Timesdecided not support any candidate. Following this decision, the head of the editorial board, Mariel Garza, resigned after the owner of the newspaper prevented her from supporting Kamala Harris.
Source: Ambito
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