Ruth Marcus said that the publisher’s decision to spike her column ‘underscores that the traditional freedom of columnists to select the topics they wish to address and say what they think has been dangerously eroded’
Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus resigned after her op-ed criticizing owner Jeff Bezos' new opinion policy, which favors viewpoints supporting "personal liberties" and "free markets," was rejected by the publisher. Marcus, a 40-year veteran of the Post, cited the erosion of columnists' freedom and expressed concern that readers would no longer trust columnists' independent judgment. This follows the departure of the opinion editor and coincides with broader concerns about editorial meddling and talent exodus from the paper.
