Bezos says Washington Post ended US presidential endorsements on 'principle'
Bezos, the billionaire owner of the Washington Post, said on Monday that his choice for the US newspaper not to endorse a candidate in the presidential election was «a principled decision» and denied it was linked to personal interests.
In an op-ed posted to the newspaper's website, Bezos argued that with trust in news media falling, steps needed to be taken to address accusations of partisanship.
«What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. A perception of non-independence. Ending them is a principled decision,» he wrote.
The editorial board of the influential Post has endorsed candidates for much of the last four decades — all of them Democrats — before deciding to stay on the sidelines in one of the most polarizing elections in US history.
Republican Donald Trump is locked in a too-close-to-call race for the White House with Vice President Kamala Harris, with polls showing the two neck-and-neck in the seven swing states that will likely decide the election.
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