Michelle Norris said she has resigned as a columnist for The Washington Post. Norris said the paper’s decision not to endorse Kamala Harris was a “terrible mistake.” The newspaper reported that owner Jeff Bezos made the decision.
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Washington Post columnist Michelle Norris has resigned, becoming the latest staffer to quit over the paper’s decision not to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
Norris shared the news in an X post on Sunday.
“The Washington Post’s decision to withhold written and approved endorsements in an election where core principles of democracy are at stake is a terrible mistake, and the paper’s own commitment to regularly endorsing candidates since 1976 It was an affront to long-standing standards,” she wrote.
The publisher of the Washington Post said it will not endorse any candidates in this presidential election. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
The Washington Post announced on Friday that it would not endorse any U.S. presidential candidates, infuriating some editorial staff, including editor-in-chief Robert Kagan, who also resigned on Friday.
Publisher and CEO Will Lewis said in a column Friday that the decision was made to allow Post readers to “decide for themselves” who to vote for in the presidential election. I wrote that it was done.
“Our job at The Washington Post is to provide nonpartisan news to all Americans through our newsrooms and provide thought-provoking views from our opinion teams so readers can make their own decisions,” he said. That’s true.” “Above all, our job as the newspaper in the capital of the world’s most important country is to be independent.”
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Norris, who has been a prominent opinion columnist for the Post since 2019, said in X that “the reasons presented in no way justify policy change.”
“The Post has reversed course and withheld support from the president during this election cycle, even though excellent coverage across the paper has made clear the election and what is at stake around the world. I am deeply disappointed in the decision,” she wrote.
The newspaper published a separate article on Friday saying its owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, had finally made the decision.
The newspaper reported that staff on its editorial page had prepared a letter of support for Harris, who is competing for the Oval Office with former President Donald Trump.
According to an article in the Post on Friday, former Washington Post editor-in-chief Martin Barron criticized the move in a text to the paper.
“This is a despicable, dark moment that will cost us our democracy. Donald Trump is using this as an invitation to further blackmail Post owner Jeff Bezos (and other media owners). We will celebrate.” “History will mark a disturbing chapter in the loss of a backbone in an institution known for its courage.”
A representative for The Washington Post declined to comment.
