My colleagues and I have been working to break news + write stories holding powerful people accountable.
These are the top stories on our homepage right now, one of which I worked on.
Our newsroom work is continuing.
No one has ever told me what to write. If that changes, I’d speak out and leave.
These are the top stories on our homepage right now, one of which I worked on.
Our newsroom work is continuing.
No one has ever told me what to write. If that changes, I’d speak out and leave.
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Just know that if your efforts eventually necessitate leaving WaPo, I'll look for you at one of the independent outfits - they're likely already trying to recruit you, I'm sure!
That vaunted “wall” between opinion and news is more like a bulkhead in a ship. You’re all going to sink because of your fascist-friendly Opinions page, even if Bezos doesn’t come for the reporters right away (and he will). Abandon ship.
And I am not implying you have any control or agency beyond quitting. I’m not confident in the outcome once people like you are replaced with sycophants who have the same agenda. I believe you will resign. How many others follow?
Re: White House team: What about organizing a walkout to protest the exclusion of @apnews.com and the edict on press poolers?
Hang in there
time to spruce up your CV
Every person at the Post I've seen has said some version of "this sucks. Sucks for them. Doesn't suck for me (yet). Guess we'll see I dunno....🤷♂️"
The goddamn French journalists get it. Why don't y'all???
Two things can be true at once.
Okay. For each story published under your byline, write the name of the person who edits your copy.
What Bezos did is called a 'purge'.
Hope this helps.
Now go do some real work and dig up the criminal activity that will get them sanctioned in the EU and prison if this coup fails.
They will simply stop publishing it at some point, and eliminate your job.
Do not be naive.
I’m canceling prime & not ordering anything else from Amazon. He’s a boot licker
Or stick around be damned.
Your good reporting is like when the Mafia does something nice in a town they otherwise terrorize and plunder.
You're the sugar that helps the poison go down
Defending the WaPo saying that you did good journalism and had a fine time is the same as defending Weinstein by saying you made great films and never got assaulted.
Look, I cancelled. I get it. I also understand journalists continuing to do their jobs while they can.
Wapo still breaks hugely important stories & we need to support all of their journalists despite oligarch owner & feckless editorial page choices
We need many media outlets & Wapo still has more resources than most
Do it 2/28 to send a clear msg
And you’ll get your thirty pieces of silver.
You know how this works.
https://bsky.app/profile/valoisdubins.bsky.social/post/3ljbivahf5k2p
Y’all get to do whatever you want but anyone at risk of wanting something actually dangerous to the overall project will slowly disappear or fall in line.
Not quite certain exactly why bezos wouldn't have a problem with content which scrutinizes musk...but sure.
If he silences some voices but not others, he's influenced 100% of the voice of your news organization.
That's what the people who quit seemed to understand.
I'm not sure why anyone should pay $99/year (or more) for the editorial page or this type of content.
"Splashy vision"
The gold balloons in the shape of his head?
Maybe the gold statues of him?
Or the high rise building emblazoned with "*rump Gaza" on the front of it?
🙄🤬
WaPo is a misinformation machine.
https://bsky.app/profile/washingtonpost.com/post/3lj4beslkjs2l
That sadly makes you culpable for its overall impact. Is a career more important than a legacy?
https://bsky.app/profile/juddlegum.bsky.social/post/3lj3q5vzeac2j
@apoorvanyt.bsky.social - you too!
https://www.importantcontext.news/p/trump-nih-director-pick-said-vaccines
@crampell.bsky.social - does that.
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social - does that.
Others can add more.
https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-wired-doge-trump-1f3988a459d39f39e7be6c598aa3d710
Sell your Tesla, sell Tesla stock, ask your friends, ask your stockbroker, sell mutual funds with Tesla, leave cards saying Boycott Elon on every Tesla.
There are lots of alternatives, we don't need you Elon