This was the topwashington postcolumnist who leave office her line of work to begin with this workweek has let on the embarrassingly “ meek ” pillar that the report ’s chief executive officer , will lewis , turn down to print .
This was the spiked pillar , which knock ownerjeff bezos’maga makeoverof the report ’s sentiment incision two week ago , was share by political observer ruth marcus in anew yorkeressayreflecting on the position .
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Ruth Marcus photographed on stage in 2018.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
The spiked newspaper column , which criticise ownerJeff Bezos’MAGA makeoverof the theme ’s legal opinion division two week ago , was share by political reviewer Ruth Marcus in aNew Yorkeressayreflecting on the position .
Marcus write that she temper her line in an attack to aid get it write — she was try “ to give the editor in chief a agency to get to yes .
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“ The editorial was , if anything , meek to the detail of mortifying , ” Marcus , who was at the newspaper publisher for four ten , write .
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“ But I suppose that it was crucial to put my rationality for variance on the phonograph recording — not only to be rightful to myself but to show that the paper could bear critique and that editorialist still delight exemption of aspect .
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In the oddment , it was n’t enough .
Marcus order that she has hear of no other representative of a publishing firm ordinate aPostcolumn be bolt down .
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“ The newspaper column was , if anything , meek to the percentage point of mortifying , ” Marcus , who was at the report for four X , indite .
“ But I retrieve that it was crucial to put my rationality for dissension on the platter — not only to be rightful to myself but to show that the newspaper publisher could tolerate unfavorable judgment and that editorialist still enjoy exemption of reflexion .
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In the conclusion , it was n’t enough .
Marcus suppose that she has get wind of no other representative of a publishing firm order aPostcolumn be kill .
The unpublished man induce a straight shell for the danger of Bezos ' rescript that the vox populi division will concentre on “ personal shore leave and complimentary market place , ” leave alone “ stand react those pillar ” to “ others .
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“ An possessor who meddle with news show reporting , specially to further personal stake , is act unethically , ” Marcus save .
“ regulate view reporting is dissimilar , and less problematical .
But specialise the chain of mountains of satisfactory notion is an inexpedient line , one that disserves and underrate our reader .
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Marcus only initiate Bezos ' manifest respectfulness to PresidentDonald Trumpin the most lukewarm condition potential .
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“ an proprietor who tamper with word reportage , specially to further personal pastime , is act unethically , ” marcus write .
“ determine persuasion reporting is unlike , and less debatable .
But specify the orbit of satisfactory thought is an inexpedient class , one that disserves and underestimate our reader .
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This was marcus only broach bezos ' plain compliance to presidentdonald trumpin the most half-hearted damage potential .
“ And now come in the dicey part , because the Bezos letter does not go far in a vacuity but in the setting of the possessor ’s duplicate approach to outflank , ” she write .
“ Whatever his intragroup motivation , it is call for a hatful of reader not to distrust that Bezos ’s personal commercial enterprise interestingness trifle no function here .
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Marcus shoot a passably strong musical note about Bezos ’ bootlick in theNew Yorkerpiece , which was write two Day after news show break that she had drop by the wayside her stead at thePostover the kill newspaper column .
This was of bezos ’ front - quarrel backside at the chief executive ’s startup , she write , “ his front on the first political platform convey a subject matter of financial backing for trump that , i can say now , was unfitting .
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This was bezos , who purchase thepostin 2013 , spark off literary criticism in october when hespikedan secondment of kamala harris , trump ’s popular opposite .
After the feeling discussion section change , even more faculty have convey their scandal .
“ I care we could take back to the paper of a not so upstage past tense , ” write Marcus , who link when the paperwas still syndicate - have .
“ But that is not to be , and here is the inescapable verity : the WashingtonPostI join , the one I come to honey , is not the WashingtonPostI go out . "
