Bezos: Goal is to Build a Trusted Washington Post

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2024 - Jeff Bezos, owner of the Washington Post, said his decision not to endorse a presidential candidate was an effort to restore trust in the newspaper he bought in 2013.

Bezos, in a Monday opinion posted to the Post's website, said readers were losing trust in news sources. He noted that Americans’ trust in the media has reached record lows, falling below that of Congress.

"What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. A perception of non-independence. Ending them is a principled decision, and it’s the right one," Bezos said.