Priyanka Tiwari
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The proprietor of The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, stated a new policy that the pages of the newspaper will not accept for publication any articles that challenge its key tenets – personal liberties and free markets.
In his statement on X, Mr. Bezos said: “I’m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages. We will be writing every single day to, in support and defense of, two pillars of our page: personal liberties and free markets. We will write on other subjects too of course but features antagonistic to those pillars will simply be left to others.”
He noted, “There was a period when there was a newspaper, most notably a local monopoly, which considered it their duty to deliver in each reader’s doorstep every single morning a compilation of all opinions from varied contributors. This task can be performed today by the internet.”
I appreciate David Shipley a lot, and I offered him the chance to fill this position myself, saying that in my view he should either accept fully or not at all. After thinking about it for a while David made the decision to leave. It is a considerable change, it will be difficult, and it will take complete dedication — I accept his ‘no’ to my offer, mistaking him for an unreasonable person. We will now look for a new Opinion Editor who will be ready to take on this level of responsibility, and edit the section in question,” stated Jeff Bezos.
“America is my home, and I proudly identify as an American. This nation’s people reached this stage on account of their atypical thinking. And the scope of America’s achievement is enhanced by the presence of freedom, be it economic or social. Freedom is moral, as reduces coercion, and is also pragmatic as it fosters creativity, invention, and a boom in the economy,” he continued writing.
“I believe that the combination of free markets and personal liberties is the correct path for America. In my opinion, this set of beliefs is out of balance in the current marketplace of ideas and news commentary. Together, I look forward to bridging that gap,” he concluded his thoughts.
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