William Lewis, publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post, announced on Friday that the paper would not be endorsing in the 2024 contest, nor in any future presidential race. 

In a post on the paper’s website, he wrote, “The Washington Post will not be making an endorsement of a presidential candidate in this election. Nor in any future presidential election. We are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates.” 

He cited the paper’s editorial board saying back in 1960, “The Washington Post has not ‘endorsed’ either candidate in the presidential campaign. That is in our tradition and accords with our action in five of the last six elections.” 

Lewis added, “Our job at The Washington Post is to provide through the newsroom nonpartisan news for all Americans, and thought-provoking, reported views from our opinion team to help our readers make up their own minds.”

He concluded, “Most of all, our job as the newspaper of the capital city of the most important country in the world is to be independent. And that is what we are and will be.” 

Lewis called the decision “a statement in support of our readers’ ability to make up their own minds on this, the most consequential of American decisions — whom to vote for as the next president.”

This week, The Los Angeles Times announced it wouldn’t be endorsing a candidate for the first time since 2008. 

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