I have decided to end my subscription to the Washington Post; I’ve cancelled but was a yearly subscriber so it will still be available to me through early April. I had been trying to stay on in support of the journalists and editorial team members that I respected, but the level of interference from owner Jeff Bezos is too much to look past.
Jennifer Rubin recently resigned from WaPo and has started a new outlet with Norman Eisen called The Contrarian on Substack. I realize that platform will pose a problem for some readers but it’s what I need to do to access their content. A number of experts whom I already trust, such as Joyce Vance and Ruth Ben-Ghiat, will be contributing. The Contrarian is dedicated to truth-telling, which is what we all need to counter the tech oligarchy, skewed social media algorithms, and government liars.
The Contrarian just started and I am currently a free subscriber. If I find it valuable, I will upgrade to a paid subscription, which will actually cost less than WaPo.
I hope interested people will check out the site and subscribe, if they are so moved.
It looks to be a great resource for those of us who are dedicated to democracy in the United States.
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Joanne Corey 
Good on you. I hate their pivot to the right.
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A number of personnel have already left and more are likely to follow. I hope they can find new venues that allow them to keep their journalistic integrity intact.
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”Pivot” is a business-speak word that is prominently skewered in the book that I have been working On about buzzwords.
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Hmm… I’m going to guess that I’m dealing with three different Anonymouses in these comments!
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I did the same thing!
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Yay, Us!
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