David Shipley, opinion editor for the Washington Post, said newspaper owner Jeff Bezos will focus on defending “personal freedom and the free market.”
“I'm America, I'm proud to be that for America,” Bezos said in an email to an employee on Wednesday. “Our country didn't come here by being typical, and most of America's success was freedom in the economic realm and everywhere else. Freedom is ethical; Minimizes coercion and is practical. It promotes creativity, invention and prosperity.”
In his note, Bezos said he asked Shipley if he wanted to stay at the post, and Shipley declined.
“I suggested to him that if the answer wasn't “yes,” then it had to be “no.”
In a note to members of opinion staff, Shipley said he had decided to resign from “after reflecting how I can move forward in the profession I love.”
“I am always grateful for the opportunity to work with a team of opinion journalists who reportedly inspire me every day with a commitment to being strong and innovative,” Shipley said. is writing.
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