There is a great tendency in the U.S. media to opt for one presidential candidate or another. They tend to publish highly marked editorials and ask directly for a vote so they feel closer. For example, The Economist has done so in the article he published on October 31. However, not all have followed the same path: Since this year, the business owners of the well-known newspaper The Washington Post, which has positioned itself in favour of Democrats since 1976, have decided not to do so. And the same has been decided by more newspapers, like Los Angeles Times and USA Today.

The crisis has sparked off in the writing of The Washington Post. In fact, according to a semi-public radio quoting "anonymous sources", in a few days the newspaper lost more than 250,000 digital subscribers, which represents about 10% of all digital readers. The writer Stephen King, for his part, has announced that he has left his subscription on social media via Twitter.

The Washington Post has given a voice to that information and confirmed the figure. The newspaper's Opinion Department had prepared Kamala editorial to support Harris, but its owners, at the last moment, pushed him back. This has led to resignations at the Washington Post Editorial Board.

In fact, the decision has been made by the owners of the journal, and not by the Editorial Board of the British journal. Among them, Jeff Bezos, head of multinational Amazon. It has a lot to do with the newspaper, because many actions are purchased.

It's no coincidence. Donald Trump has called into question "his enemies," who choose Harris, and has implied that if he comes to power there may be "consequences," he warned. Amazon has a lot of contracts signed with the U.S. White House, so it’s not in Bezos’ interest to protect Kamala Harris from a newspaper from its shareholder.

On behalf of the owners of the Washington Post, the statement states that if the newspaper does not slip with anyone, it is betting on freedom of expression, so that the reader will draw conclusions to position itself in favor of one or the other. Veterans journalists in the newspaper, including journalists who released the Watergate case, have accused the headlines of "cowardice". They have been supported, among others, by the British newspaper The Guardian.