Published 23 hours ago • loading... • Updated 1 hour ago

Longtime Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson is leaving

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Eugene Robinson is leaving The Washington Post after more than 40 years due to owner Jeff Bezos' directive to narrow the opinion section's focus to personal liberties and free markets.
Another respected journalist, Ruth Marcus, resigned last month after her critical commentary of Bezos' policy was not published.
The Post's opinion editor, David Shipley, also stepped down as a result of the shift in the section's mission.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

14 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

News One

Left

Eugene Robinson Leaves Washington Post As Trump Ruins Journalism

Source: The Washington Post / Getty Eugene Robinson — a veteran opinion columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner — is leaving the Washington Post, and if this doesn’t upset you, you haven’t been paying attention. There was a time when people fought back against fascism; now, it seems that everyone is standing in line to kiss the fascist ring. President Trump has long been an opponent of “liberal” media, often calling news that is critical of his dum…

1 hour ago

Read Full Article

The Seattle Times

Lean Left

Longtime Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson is leaving. He cited Bezos’ new editorial policy

Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Eugene Robinson says he is leaving the Washington Post.

6 hours ago·Seattle, United States

Read Full Article

Associated Press News

+5 Reposted by 5 other sources

Lean Left

Longtime Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson is leaving. He cited Bezos' new editorial policy

Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Eugene Robinson says he is leaving the Washington Post. He's the second prominent columnist in a month to depart after newspaper owner Jeff Bezos said he wanted its opinion section to focus on issues of personal liberties and the free market.

6 hours ago·United States

Read Full Article

The Hill

Center

Pulitzer-winning columnist leaving Washington Post

Longtime Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson is leaving the newspaper, he announced this week. Robinson informed his Post colleagues of his decision Thursday, he wrote on the social platform X. “I’m retiring from my longtime journalistic home but not from journalism, and I’ll keep you posted as I decide what my next chapter will be,”…

9 hours ago·Washington, United States

Read Full Article

Daily Kos

Left

Eugene Robinson Quits Washington Post

Just in from HuffPo: Pulitzer Prize Winner Quits Washington Post, Slams Jeff Bezos Over 'Mistake' Eugene Robinson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist at The Washington Post, announced that he’s leaving the newspaper on Thursday after billionaire owner...

9 hours ago·United States

Read Full Article

Poynter

Center

Pulitzer winner Eugene Robinson joins the parade of columnists leaving The Washington Post

The Washington Post lost another high-profile journalist because of owner Jeff Bezos and his efforts to revamp the paper’s opinion section to express more libertarian views. Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Eugene […] The post Pulitzer winner Eugene Robinson joins the parade of columnists leaving The Washington Post appeared first on Poynter.

12 hours ago

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year