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Bezos celebrated in Europe with Katy Perry as Post crisis began

The Post owner lamented the timing of his decision to spike an endorsement of Kamala Harris.
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Inside The Wall Street Journal, recriminations over Gershkovich’s arrest

The messy backstory on how the Journal sent a reporter, twice, to the heart of Russia’s military-industrial complex in wartime.
Evan Gershkovich in Russian court in June. Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters.

The Washington Post sold Democracy. Now it needs a new line of business.

A leading American newspaper enters a new era.

‘Untenable and unconscionable’: Exodus from Washington Post editorial board continues

The Post pulled the plug at the last minute on endorsing Kamala Harris.

Editor resigns, subscribers cancel as Washington Post non-endorsement prompts crisis at Bezos paper

The Washington Post says it is returning to an earlier tradition of not endorsing.
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Rivals scramble to react to Washington Post endorsement crisis

The Post has tried to contain the damage from owner Jeff Bezos’ last-minute decision to have the paper not endorse a presidential candidate.
Jeff Bezos at a fashion show in January. (Reuters/Alessandro Garofalo)

‘A civic disappointment’: Fallout continues after Los Angeles Times chooses not to endorse

The paper’s billionaire owner blocked journalists from endorsing the Democrat.

The New York Times, under fire from Democrats, responds

The paper has been taking heat, increasingly, from its left.

Leader of LA Times editorial board resigns after failure to endorse candidate

The paper had declined to endorse a candidate in the US presidential race, Semafor first reported.

Los Angeles Times won’t endorse for president

The decision to stay neutral between Trump and Harris was made by owner Patrick Soon-Shiong.

How Democrats are helping restore Fox News to cable dominance

Fox has emerged as a preeminent broadcaster in the final stretch of the presidential campaign, thanks in part to Kamala Harris.

How Donald Trump’s campaign sees the media

A Q&A with Alex Bruesewitz and Brian Hughes, two senior advisers in communications for the Trump campaign.

Trump asked ‘Gutfeld!’ comedian for Al Smith dinner help but didn’t like his jokes

Trump said he had asked some staffers at Fox News for writing help, but Semafor has learned he was likely referring to the conservative radio host, who has appeared on the network.

Investor sues Chuck Johnson for “falsely presenting ... as intelligence agent” in alleged scheme

A notorious online figure faces an unusual set of allegations.

Inside Condé Nast’s Gaza war

The magazine publisher’s head of diversity quietly stepped down in June amid internal tensions over the war.

Matthew Segal on how ATTN will be the ‘HBO of short-form’

A Q&A with the head of the short-form video company.

Telegraph bidder scrambles for investors

The £550 million deal is in the balance.

Daily Mail adds Kellyanne Conway, Michael Wolff

The British publication is breaking its share of US election news.