Reader backlash against decision not to make presidential endorsement rolls on despite Bezos defense of decision

Deterioration of the Washington Post’s subscriber base continued on Tuesday, hours after its proprietor, Jeff Bezos, defended the decision to forgo formally endorsing a presidential candidate as part of an effort to restore trust in the media.

The publication has now shed 250,000 subscribers, or 10% of the 2.5 million customers it had before the decision was made public on Friday, according to the NPR reporter David Folkenflik.

A day earlier, 200,000 had left according to the same outlet.

The numbers are based on the number of cancellation emails that have been sent out, according to a source at the paper, though the subscriber dashboard is no longer viewable to employees.

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  • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
    90·
    2 months ago

    To him, I’m sure it’s an acceptable loss.

    If Amazon Prime and AWS cancellations hit a significant level over this, that would have more of an impact.

    • Artyom@lemm.ee
      32·
      2 months ago

      Yup, he’ll lose more revenue than those 10% WaPo subscribers under Harris. If Harris raises Amazon’s taxes half a percent, this loss would become rounding error. Bezos wants Trump to win and wants to be Trump’s friend for his own financial gain.

      • bitjunkie@lemmy.world
        5·
        2 months ago

        What drives someone with as much as Bezos to still want the high score to keep going up? This motherfucker should have to spend a month in a tent city.

        • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
          4·
          2 months ago

          You don’t become a billionaire by thinking of others. It’s such a mind-boggling amount of hoarded wealth that most of us can’t even properly comprehend it…