Furor over Washington Post’s decision to not endorse presidential candidate: ‘Stab in the back’, ‘dying in darkness’

Employees outraged at chicken-shit' move that breaks 30-year precedent, alleging Jeff Bezos quashed Harris support

There was uproar and outrage among the Washington Post's current and former staffers and other notable figures in the world of American media after the newspaper's leaders on Friday chose to not endorse any candidate in the US presidential election.

The newspaper's publisher, Will Lewis, announced on Friday that for the first time in over 30 years, the paper's editorial board would not be endorsing a candidate in this year's presidential election, nor in future presidential elections.