Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has a new vision for the paper's opinion sector, and it's one that has spurred the exit of opinion editor David Shipley. Going forward, the section will write "every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets," Bezos wrote in a note to staff that he posted to X on Wednesday. The Post will continue to cover other topics, "but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others," he noted. More:
- Bezos quote I: "There was a time when a newspaper, especially one that was a local monopoly, might have seen it as a service to bring to the reader's doorstep every morning a broad-based opinion section that sought to cover all views. Today, the internet does that job."
- Bezos quote II: "I am of America and for America, and proud to be so. Our country did not get here by being typical. And a big part of America's success has been freedom in the economic realm and everywhere else. Freedom is ethical—it minimizes coercion—and practical—it drives creativity, invention, and prosperity."
- Bezos quote III: "I'm confident that free markets and personal liberties are right for America. I also believe these viewpoints are underserved in the current market of ideas and news opinion. I'm excited for us together to fill that void."
- On Shipley's exit: In his note, Bezos wrote that he asked Shipley if he wanted to continue to helm the section as it begins its next chapter. "I suggested to him that if the answer wasn't 'hell yes,' then it had to be 'no,'" Bezos wrote.
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