“Colossal number” of cancellations hit WaPo after owner blocks endorsement of VP Harris for president

“The Washington Post has been rocked by a tidal wave of cancellations from digital subscribers and a series of resignations from columnists,” as the paper grapples with the fallout of owner Jeff Bezos’s decision to block an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for president, reports NPR.

According to the NPR report: “More than 200,000 people had canceled their digital subscriptions by midday Monday, according to two people at the paper with knowledge of internal matters. Not all cancellations take effect immediately. Still, the figure represents about 8% of the paper’s paid circulation of roughly 2.5 million subscribers, which includes print as well. The number of cancellations continued to grow Monday afternoon.

“A corporate spokesperson declined to comment, citing The Washington Post Co.’s status as a privately held company.

““It’s a colossal number,” former Post Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli told NPR.”

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