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Washington Post Loses Over 200,000 Subscribers in Response to Endorsement Change

In a rare public statement, Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Washington Post and Amazon founder, defended his recent decision to stop the newspaper from endorsing any candidates in the upcoming presidential election. He wrote an opinion piece in the paper, explaining that he believes this move will help make the journalism at The Post more independent and unbiased. Bezos…