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Eugene Robinson Quits Washington Post [1]

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Date: 2025-04-04

Just in from HuffPo: Pulitzer Prize Winner Quits Washington Post, Slams Jeff Bezos Over 'Mistake'

Eugene Robinson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist at The Washington Post, announced that he’s leaving the newspaper on Thursday after billionaire owner Jeff Bezos’ overhaul to its editorial pages. . . . The exit by Robinson ― who won a Pulitzer Prize for his columns on Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign ― joins other journalists that have bid farewell to The Post, including longtime columnist Ruth Marcus, who claimed the publisher spiked a piece ripping Bezos’ plan for the opinion section.

So far, there is nothing in the Post website about this, though Fox News has the story: Veteran Washington Post columnist leaves paper, says Jeff Bezos' editorial changes spurred exit. Fox says the Post is calling it his “retirement”:

"Our sincerest congratulations to beloved Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson on his retirement," a spokesperson for The Washington Post told Fox News Digital in a statement. "For 45 years, his reporting and commentary spanned continents and beats, earning countless recognitions, including a Pulitzer Prize. Eugene's strong perspective and impeccable integrity have regularly shaped our public discourse, cementing his legacy as a leading voice in American journalism."

Umm . . . not exactly: Pulitzer Winner Quits Washington Post and Slams Bezos

Pulitzer Prize-winning opinion columnist Eugene Robinson quit The Washington Post on Thursday over billionaire owner Jeff Bezos’ plan to have the section focus on “free markets and personal liberties”—traditionally conservative values that signal the paper’s rightward shift.

I’ll be watching The Contrarian to see if Robinson joins Jen Rubin and other WaPo alumni.

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