{"id":2361137,"date":"2024-10-29T15:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T19:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-woodward-blasts-washington-post-for-not-making-2024-endorsement\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T15:34:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T19:34:46","slug":"bob-woodward-blasts-washington-post-for-not-making-2024-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-woodward-blasts-washington-post-for-not-making-2024-endorsement\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Woodward blasts Washington Post for not making 2024 endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbob-woodward-blasts-washington-post-for-not-making-2024-endorsement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2361137&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Bob Woodward, the renowned journalist \u2064known for his role\u2063 in the \u2062Watergate scandal, has criticized the Washington Post \u200dfor deciding not to endorse \u200dany\u200b candidates in the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-appears-to-be-a-popular-lead-for-2024-straw-poll-shows\/\" title=\"DeSantis Appears To Be A Popular Lead For 2024, Straw Poll Shows\">upcoming 2024 presidential election<\/a>. This decision was made just weeks before Election Day and marks a break from \u2063the paper&#8217;s longstanding practice of supporting candidates since the 1980s. Owner Jeff Bezos announced that the Washington Post would \u200cjoin\u200b other \u2063major publications like\u2063 the Los Angeles Times and USA Today in refraining from endorsements, thereby \u200cnot supporting either Vice President Kamala Harris or\u2062 former President Donald Trump. During an appearance on ABC&#8217;s &#8220;The\u2063 View,&#8221; Woodward expressed his disapproval, emphasizing the \u200cimportance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">editorial side standing firm<\/a> with\u2063 the news side, as it did during\u2062 the Watergate era when he \u2064and Carl Bernstein faced denials regarding their reporting.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bob Woodward blasts Washington Post for ending presidential endorsements<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1846002\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Journalist <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bob-woodward\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bob Woodward<\/a>, best known for his coverage of the 1960s Watergate scandal, criticized his former employer, the <em>Washington Post<\/em>, for not endorsing either candidate in the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2024 presidential race<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The announcement of this non-endorsement came less than two weeks before Election Day. The <em>Washington Post<\/em> had issued its backing to candidates since the 1980s. This week, owner Jeff Bezos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2024\/10\/28\/jeff-bezos-washington-post-trust\/?utm_campaign=wp_main&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">announced<\/a> that tradition is over, joining the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> and <em>USA Today<\/em> in opting not to support Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I really disagree,&rdquo; Woodward said on Tuesday&rsquo;s episode of ABC&rsquo;s <em>The View<\/em>. &ldquo;The <em>Post<\/em> thought, it has a news side and an editorial side. It&rsquo;s one institution. During Watergate &mdash; can I go back 50-plus years to talk about? When Carl Bernstein and I wrote stories that were denied, the <em>Washington Post<\/em> editorial department stood squarely behind us all of the way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Legendary &#8216;Washington Post&#8217; journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realBobWoodward?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realBobWoodward<\/a> explains why he &#8220;really disagrees&#8221; with the newspaper&#8217;s editorial board not endorsing a presidential candidate, pointing to the media outlet having both a news side and editorial side. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JKv5DCJ01w\">pic.twitter.com\/JKv5DCJ01w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The View (@TheView) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheView\/status\/1851289405970952672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Woodward has also written several books on presidents, including a trilogy about Trump, and released a book on President Joe Biden&rsquo;s first term earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I go with the idea: It&rsquo;s one institution,&rdquo; Woodward continued. &ldquo;And it is an institution reporting about Donald Trump and what he&rsquo;s done and supported by the editorial page.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following the <em>Washington Post&rsquo;s<\/em> decision, an estimated 200,000 readers canceled their subscriptions. Additionally, three members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-woodward-blasts-washington-post-for-ending-presidential-endorsements-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Bob Woodward blasts Washington Post for ending presidential endorsements - Washington Examiner\">editorial board left<\/a> their posts in protest. A written endorsement for Harris had already been in the works when Bezos decided to break with tradition.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>, the paper had backed the Democratic candidate since 2008. <em>USA Today<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/usa-today-announces-not-endorse-2024-race-following-washington-post-la-times\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"made the call\">made the call<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1846002\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1846002\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob Woodward criticizes Washington Post for skipping 2024 endorsements<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2361138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bob-Woodword-2019-PEN-Awards.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[43965,43961,5157,32293],"class_list":["post-2361137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2024-endorsement","tag-bob-woodward","tag-journalism","tag-washington-post"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bob-Woodword-2019-PEN-Awards.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2361137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2361138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2361137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2361137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2361137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}