liberdade de expressão e a hipocrisia - editorial WP situation

Posted on Mar 1, 2025

jeff bezos em um anúncio no x : https://x.com/JeffBezos/status/1894757287052362088

destaques são meus

I shared this note with the Washington Post team this morning:

I’m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages.

We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets. We’ll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others.

There was a time when a newspaper, especially one that was a local monopoly, might have seen it as a service to bring to the reader’s doorstep every morning a broad-based opinion section that sought to cover all views. Today, the internet does that job.

I am of America and for America, and proud to be so. Our country did not get here by being typical. And a big part of America’s success has been freedom in the economic realm and everywhere else. Freedom is ethical — it minimizes coercion — and practical — it drives creativity, invention, and prosperity.

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. This is a significant shift, it won’t be easy, and it will require 100% commitment — I respect his decision. We’ll be searching for a new Opinion Editor to own this new direction."

I’m confident that free markets and personal liberties are right for America. I also believe these viewpoints are underserved in the current market of ideas and news opinion. I’m excited for us together to fill that void.

“i suggested him…” kkkkkkk

o chefão mandou, agora as opiniões institucionais do washington post são do jeito que ele quiser e apenas como ele quiser.

isso num anúncio falando de liberdades… ah, hipocrisia.

como notado por john gruber, pelo menos bezos teve coragem de assumir toda a responsabilidade para ele:

“I do give Bezos credit for taking public ownership of his assertion of control over the paper opinion pages now. This is a major change, and he’s not trying to hide it or shy away from responsibility for it.”

lembrando que há cerca de 2 meses já houve o caso de censura de uma charge no mesmo washington post, liberdade que chama.

update:

veja como o anúncio de bezos foi publicado por aqui:

pesquisando por “washington post opinião”

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  • carta capital : Bezos anuncia que editoriais do The Washington Post vão defender liberdades pessoais e o livre mercado
  • exame : Bezos anuncia restrições em editoriais do jornal The Washington Post
    • exame falando em “restrições” e a carta capital não…
  • brazil journal : Bezos dita novas regras para a página de opinião do Washington Post
    • brazil journal também usando um termo com conotação de imposição
  • rtp : Patrão Bezos impõe “mudança significativa” no Washington Post
    • os portugueses meteram o título mais ‘brabo’ até agora. também o único site que não injetou texto extra quando copiei o título da matéria. carta capital foi pior…