Washington Post Subscriptions In Free Fall After Bezos Blocks Presidential Endorsement

The venerable paper has reportedly lost 8% of its paid subscribers ― and counting.

The Washington Post is hemorrhaging subscribers after its editorial page announced last week that it would no longer make presidential endorsements ― a decision critics say amounts to bending the knee to Donald Trump.

Two sources with knowledge of the Post’s subscription base told NPR that more than 200,000 people had canceled their digital subscriptions by midday Monday, with more still coming in.

That’s equivalent to roughly 8% of the paper’s paid circulation, which, including print, sits at around 2.5 million subscribers.

A spokesperson for The Washington Post declined to comment, noting that the paper is a private company with no obligation to share its subscriber numbers.

A handful of staffers have resigned in protest, including editor-at-large Robert Kagan. Molly Roberts and David Hoffman, both members of the paper’s editorial board, have resigned from their positions on the board but will remain at the paper.