Washington Post declines to endorse presidential candidate

[words] decline 拒否する endorse 支持する、承認する be coming up soon もうすぐ provok a backlash 反発を引き起こす baclash 反発 subscribers 購読者 end the practice going forward 今後はその慣行を終了する break with decades of tradition, 数十年の伝統を断ち切る the editorial page staffers 論説室 draft 下書きする Amazon founder アマゾン創業者 Washington Post Guild's leadership ワシントンポストの労働組合の幹部 represent 代表する be deeply concerned 深く憂慮する be unfair in….において公平でない character and humanity 性格と人間性 be indeed guiding まさに導いている public opinion 世論 understandable 理解できる

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The US presidential election is coming up soon. This morning I read the interesting article about the Election and The Washington Post on BBC NEWS .

The Washington Post has announced it will not endorse a presidential candidate in the upcoming election, provoking a backlash among some of its employees and subscribers. CEO William Lewis said the decision was a return "to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates" and that the newspaper was ending the practice going forward.

The move breaks with decades of tradition, with the paper having endorsed a candidate in most presidential elections since the 1970s - all of whom have been Democrats.

According to the article, the editorial page staffers had drafted an endorsement of Harris. The decision not to publish the endorsement was made by the paper's owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

The Washington Post Guild's leadership - which represents workers at the paper - said it was "deeply concerned" by the decision. People supporting the editorial page staffers have harshly criticised this decision.

However I guess, Many major media outlets , including the Washington Post,ABC,PBS, have endorsed Harris. The Harris campaign has focused on attacking Trump's character and humanity, rather than his policies. And many media outlets have repeatedly reported the Harris campaign's claims. They are extremely unfair in their reporting. These media are indeed guiding public opinion. Jeff Bezos’s decision is understandable.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg4l805jnmo.amp

https://www.bbc.com/japanese/articles/cq6l41lggy4o