Newspaper non-endorsements at Washington Post, LA Times fit a trend, but their readers aren't happy

A decision that would make sense in normal times but doesn't make sense in the year of fascism on the rise.

The union representing Los Angeles Times workers issued a statement last week that “before you hit that ‘cancel’ button,” recognize that subscriptions help underwrite the salaries of hundreds of journalists.

This is what you get when journalists are beholden to their billionaire employers.

We need a real independent, well-subsidized Fourth Estate.

There are some excellent journalists like Chris Hedges that sometimes write for big media but are not beholden to them.

https://www.truthdig.com/author/chris_hedges/

Fearless, hard-hitting journalism costs money, and more media owners are deciding they can't afford it.

Bezos just found out that failing to bow in submission to the all powerful ruling class in America (the DNC), has consequences.

Why? do you think the "all powerful class" had 250k subscriptions? because if not, what obviously happened was that regular people was the one disappointed on his terrible decision. Specially damning was that the cancellations increased after his lame excuse was published.

The number of newspapers endorsing a candidate for president has dwindled with the industry's financial troubles the past two decades, in part because owners reason that it makes no sense to alienate some subscribers by taking a clear stand in a politically polarizing time.

No such thing, in 2016 HC had over 500 endorsements, and still lost, and yes all these left aligned media outlets have lost tens of millions of subscribers by taking a politically polarizing stand

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_endorsements_in_the_2016_United_States_presidential_election

Endorsements suggest that everything in the paper is biased. It takes US newspapers down into the cess pit where British newspapers operate. UK papers are rampantly bias in their political allegiances, and have little value as a result.

If you want to live in a bubble, filter out all dissenting views from your life and live in your happy little world where everyone thinks like you. But you will lose touch with the real world, and reality will eventually steamroller you.

I really dislike editorial partiality in newspapers. It's cheap and shoddy. Report the news honestly and allow people to make up their own minds. Give all parties space to put forward their views.

Majority of readers want a neutral and not biased newspaper or other media to read or watch. Very hard to find that in USA.

Glad some newspapers are taking a neutral position on at least the Presidential candidates than what a handful leftist employees want.

Why? do you think the "all powerful class" had 250k subscriptions? because if not, what obviously happened was that regular people was the one disappointed on his terrible decision. Specially damning was that the cancellations increased after his lame excuse was published.

Not to get too French deconstructionist about it but that sub paywall money on media is like the coins that fall into the couch for Bezos and his ilk.

Owning this media outlet is about propagation of their power, influence on politics and maintaining the neo-lib consensus that lets them be taxed less than the wage slaves that work at their factories and offices. While the proles squabble over the pols latest outrages.

A decision that would make sense in normal times but doesn't make sense in the year of fascism on the rise

I agree.

Majority of readers want a neutral and not biased newspaper or other media to read or watch. Very hard to find that in USA. 

True, but there are a ton of people on the internet that I watch religiously and who are very fair and down the middle Cable News is dead, it won't go after the air, but people want something more personal and more intimate.

Glad some newspapers are taking a neutral position on at least the Presidential candidates than what a handful leftist employees want.

I agree,

Tens of thousands of cancelled Washington Post subscriptions. 250,000 subscriptions cancelled.

bass4funkToday 01:47 pm JST

A decision that would make sense in normal times but doesn't make sense in the year of fascism on the rise

I agree.

Nobody can credibly claim Harris is a fascist. Don't break into the Capitol and you have no problems.

Endorsements suggest that everything in the paper is biased. It takes US newspapers down into the cess pit where British newspapers operate. UK papers are rampantly bias in their political allegiances, and have little value as a result

I wouldn’t go as far as saying they have little value, but I’m sure a few of us are old enough to remember Blair courting Murdoch for the Sun’s endorsement.

Pathetic and offensive to many.

bass4funkToday 02:35 pm JST

this cannot and will not go on.

MAGAs aren't doing anything to big tech anytime soon.

What are the virtues of truth and justice?

Not using violence to try to steal an election, certainly.

MAGAs aren't doing anything to big tech anytime soon.

Musk will, and Trump most definitely will.

Not using violence to try to steal an election, certainly.

Well, in that department libs have no room to talk, seriously, NONE!

bass4funkToday 03:18 pm JST

MAGAs aren't doing anything to big tech anytime soon.

Musk will, and Trump most definitely will.

You will not be passing any laws that don't involve spending money. The Democrats' 49 votes in the Senate assures this.

You will not be passing any laws that don't involve spending money.

I won't be, I am not in Congress, but the Republicans will

The Democrats' 49 votes in the Senate assures this.

As of now, it looks like the GOP will win the Senate, they need just 2 seats and the Dems are defending 22 and the House looks still decent, still too early to tell, but it looks like the Dems won't have too much to say on the issue and that is a good thing.

bass4funkToday 03:38 pm JST

The Democrats' 49 votes in the Senate assures this.

As of now, it looks like the GOP will win the Senate, they need just 2 seats and the Dems are defending 22 and the House looks still decent, still too early to tell, but it looks like the Dems won't have too much to say on the issue and that is a good thing.

The polls are clear on this. You will have at most 51 senators and that number ain't going to grow linearly with each election.

UK papers are rampantly bias in their political allegiances

That made me remembers a sketch from Yes, Prime Minister about who reads various papers in the UK.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGscoaUWW2M

The polls are clear on this. You will have at most 51 senators and that number ain't going to grow linearly with each election.

I disagree. All the polls show a very strong and decisive win for the GOP. What is up with the mods today? Are they scared of a possible Republican majority. Sure, it’s anyone’s guess, but the map doesn’t favor the Dems this time and if by some miracle (yeah) Kamala wins and the GOP have the majority, it will be more difficult to get their radical policies across and that is a good thing for the nation. The House is anyone’s guess.