Washington Post declines to endorse a presidential candidate, angering staffers and subscribers

The Washington Post's publisher, William Lewis, on Friday said the newspaper would not endorse a presidential candidate in this year's election or in future elections, a stance that sparked outrage from and some of its current and former employees, as well as subscribers.  

"The Washington Post will not be making an endorsement of a presidential candidate in this election. Nor in any future presidential election. We are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates," Lewis wrote in a note published on the newspaper's website.

The decision follows a move by Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong to block that newspaper's endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, which has sparked the resignation of the editorials editor, Mariel Garza, followed by the resignations of two other members of its editorial board.