Opinion | Pulitzer winner Eugene Robinson joins the parade of columnists leaving The Washington Post Robinson said he was leaving over the ‘significant shift’ in the opinion section’s mission, spurred by owner Jeff Bezos April 4, 2025 Tom Jones
Poynter tackles ‘The Future of Facts Online’ to help consumers navigate what to trust on the internet The Community Conversation takes place May 6 in St. Petersburg; tickets on sale now March 31, 2025 Adele Streissguth
Opinion | A former Washington Post columnist writes about her exit from the paper After the Post’s publisher killed her column, Ruth Marcus asked for a meeting. He refused. March 13, 2025 Tom Jones
Opinion | Washington Post columnist resigns after her critical column is spiked Ruth Marcus, a 40-year Post veteran, quit after the publisher refused to run her column on owner Jeff Bezos, adding to a wave of high-profile exits March 11, 2025 Tom Jones
Opinion | Is Bezos’s new editorial mission for The Washington Post already bombing? The Post’s new focus on ‘personal liberties and free markets’ made an inauspicious debut with milquetoast Trump/Zelenskyy commentary March 4, 2025 Rick Edmonds
Opinion | Jeff Bezos threw more dirt on The Washington Post’s reputation His push to limit the opinion section’s viewpoints will likely further alienate jilted staff and readers February 27, 2025 Tom Jones
Opinion | Google CEO is the latest tech boss headed to Donald Trump’s inauguration Sundar Pichai joins CEOs from X, Meta, Amazon and TikTok for prime spot at ceremony January 17, 2025 Tom Jones
Poynter hires two new faculty members with focus on strengthening local news The appointments will focus on education for funders who want to support local news and newsroom transformation and leadership January 16, 2025 Jennifer Orsi
Opinion | The hits just keep on coming for The Washington Post Jennifer Rubin, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump and a prolific, strongly opinionated and well-respected columnist, is leaving the paper January 14, 2025 Tom Jones
Opinion | The new year looks the same as last year at The Washington Post The Post again faces uncomfortable controversy, this time with a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist quitting in protest January 6, 2025 Tom Jones
Opinion | A prominent contributor leaves the Los Angeles Times in protest The legal columnist wrote a scathing piece about how he would no longer work for the Times due to the meddling of its owner December 6, 2024 Tom Jones
Opinion | Soon-Shiong and Bezos provide fresh evidence for the downsides of billionaire news ownership But disappointment with them should not be extrapolated as proof that newspaper ownership by a wealthy patron just doesn’t work. Sometimes it does. December 6, 2024 Rick Edmonds
How a youth-focused experiment queued up The Washington Post to cover an unprecedented election The Post’s Next Generation initiative has been disbanded, but its work might be having more impact than ever in the final days of the election November 4, 2024 Elizabeth Djinis
Opinion | Don’t abandon dedicated, hard-working reporters and editors However the election turns out, we’ll need institutions to stand against intolerance and autocracy. Renew those Washington Post subscriptions. November 1, 2024 Roy Peter Clark
Opinion | The Washington Post bleeds subscriptions as Bezos responds to endorsement criticism Bezos called the move to not endorse a candidate a 'principled decision.' Meanwhile, more than 200,000 subscribers canceled as of midday Monday. October 29, 2024 Tom Jones
