American election: which candidates do newspapers support and who remained neutral?

Trump received support from The Las Vegas Review Journal, New York Post and The Washington Times. The Las Vegas outlet presented an editorial saying that Trump was “the victim of two assassination attempts, in Pennsylvania and Florida” and suffered from the exaggerations of the Public Prosecutor’s Office” — in addition to saying that Kamala remained as “a vice president tasteless and unpopular.”

The Washington Times said the Democrat is “not a particularly charismatic figure” and the Republican “fortunately is a better choice.” The New York Post said that Trump is the “clear choice for a better future”, and that Kamala is an “unqualified political figure”.

The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal They did not declare public support for either candidate and this caused consequences. Since 1976, the Washington Post has published editorials in support of a candidate, and the decision not to choose a name this year cost it the loss of 250,000 subscribers, around 10% of its portfolio, according to NPR reporter David Folkenflik . The LA Times lost about 2% of its subscriptions.

Vehicle neutrality

The Washington Post’s decision was made by the billionaire owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. In a statement, he said “presidential endorsements (from newspapers) do nothing to tip the scales of an election.” “What they really do is create a perception of bias, not independence,” Bezos said.

In the case of the LA Times, Nika Soon-Shiong, daughter of owner and billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, said she was involved in the newspaper’s decision, which was motivated by Kamala’s continued support for Israel in the war in Gaza. Gannett, owner of the largest newspaper chain in the United States, said that none of its 200 publications, including USA Today, will publish support.