Columnist Eugene Robinson has reportedly revealed to his colleagues at the Washington Post that he is quitting the newspaper due to its owner, Jeff Bezos, implementing a “significant shift” in the company’s “mission.”
“Eugene Robinson is leaving The Washington Post, per an email he sent to the staff this morning,” New York Times reporter Ben Mullin said in an X post Thursday, sharing an email purportedly sent from Robinson to the newspaper’s employees.
“Dear colleagues, I wanted to let you know that I’ve decided to leave The Post,” Robinson wrote, adding that Bezos’ plans for a “significant shift” is what “spurred” him to make this decision.
“The announced ‘significant shift’ in our section’s mission has spurred me to decide that it’s time for my next chapter,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist
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