After Jeff Bezos announced a “significant” editorial shift that will see the opinion section of the Washington Post focus on pro-American policies, such as free markets and personal liberties, current and former employees at the paper have launched an open rebellion against the billionaire Amazon founder who purchased the paper for $250 million in 2013.
Bezos announced the change on Wednesday, which sent a shockwave to the paper’s more liberal news staff. The move was to ensure that the Washington Post opinion section is in support of free markets and personal liberties, but staffers are not happy, according to CNN.
Top opinion editor David Shipley resigned from his position over the change. Bezos said in a post, “I offered David Shipley, whom I greatly admire, the opportunity to lead this new chapter. I suggested to him that if the answer wasn’t ‘hell yes’, then it had to be ‘no’. After careful consideration, David decided to step away.”