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Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus (in a blue jacket) speaks on stage during a panel at the New Yorker Festival in 2018.

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Top 'Washington Post' columnist resigns, accusing publisher of killing piece

Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus resigned today, accusing the paper's publisher of killing her piece on owner Jeff Bezos' overhaul of its opinion pages.

March 10, 2025
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Bezos' changes at 'Washington Post' lead to mass subscription cancellations — again

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos's changes to the opinion pages have led subscribers to cancel in droves. It's the third wave of mass cancellations at the Post in just a few months.

February 28, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
<em>The Washington Post</em> owner Jeff Bezos attends a luncheon following the inauguration of President Trump in January. Bezos says the newspaper's editorial section will publish only "in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."

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Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads editor to quit

Billionaire Jeff Bezos, who owns the Post, says the newspaper's editorial section will publish columns only "in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."

February 26, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
<em>The Washington Post</em> has endured subscriber cancellations, newsroom departures and mounting internal frustration in the first year of CEO and Publisher Will Lewis.

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Will Lewis' first year at 'Washington Post': Cancellations, red ink and an exodus

Subscribers and star journalists have fled the Post in its first year under CEO and Publisher Will Lewis. Now staff have signed a petition asking owner Jeff Bezos to intervene.

January 16, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
<em>Washington Post</em> Managing Editor Matea Gold, shown in May making remarks about the paper winning Pulitzer Prizes, is headed to the rival <em>New York Times. </em>Acting <em>Post </em>Executive Editor Matt Murray blocked publication of a story about her departure, saying the paper should not cover itself. Her decision to leave caps a year of crises for the <em>Post</em> involving its leadership and its finances.

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Top 'Washington Post' editor kills article on deputy's departure

Washington Post Acting Executive Editor Matt Murray killed a story about the departure of a veteran and popular editor for a senior position at the New York Times.

December 09, 2024
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  • David Folkenflik
<em>The Washington Post </em>Building in Washington, D.C., on June 5.

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'Washington Post' columnists push back against non-endorsement decision

In a joint column, 17 Post columnists called the paper's decision not to endorse a presidential candidate a "terrible mistake."

October 26, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
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Political Rewind: Nearly 300K Georgians cast ballots; Tuesday's debates center down-ballot races

Wednesday on Political Rewind: A record number of Georgians are already casting their ballots. This comes as President Biden says he'll prioritize codifying Roe v. Wade into law if Democrats take control of Congress. Meanwhile, Georgia's restrictive abortion law was a central theme in the debate for attorney general. 

October 19, 2022
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Political Rewind: Dana Milbank's book 'The Destructionists' shows Newt Gingrich's influence on GOP

Tuesday on Political Rewind: We're back with a special author show. In his book The Destructionists, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank charts a path from former Rep. Newt Gingrich's aggressive rhetoric in 1994 to the modern, MAGA-led GOP. But first, The Atlanta Journal Constitution's Tamar Hallerman helps us discuss the latest in the Mar-a-Lago fallout.

September 06, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
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Political Rewind: Emails warned fake Trump electors to act in secrecy; Impact of Black voting bloc

Tuesday on Political Rewind: A new set of emails shows false Trump electors were encouraged to operate in complete secrecy in 2020. In a speech, Gov. Brian Kemp said he supports no new additional gun laws in the wake of the Uvalde massacre. Plus, we'll look at highlights from the runoff debates.

June 07, 2022
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Political Rewind: Education, Race And Academic Freedom As Ga. Seeks Chancellor, Hannah-Jones Tenured

Thursday on Political Rewind: As the Peach State seeks a new permanent chancellor for its public universities and colleges, leaders of North Carolina's public university system found themselves embroiled in a national debate over race, journalism and academic freedom. In Georgia, former Gov. Sonny Perdue seeks the top position in the state's university system.

July 01, 2021
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<em>All About the Story: News, Power, Politics, and the Washington Post,</em> by Leonard Downie, Jr.

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'All About The Story' Is A History Of Newspapering — And A Primer On Media Ethics

Former Washington Post leader Len Downie is well-placed to offer a look at 50 years in news — but he also writes of times he had to weigh the public's right to know against national security.

September 28, 2020
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  • Annalisa Quinn
President Donald Trump speaks on tax reform in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in Washington.

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Washington Post Columnist E.J. Dionne On What Trump Means For Our Democracy

On this edition of Political Rewind: President Trump has been in office for less than one year, but Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne is already...

December 18, 2017
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  • Bill Nigut

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