UPDATE: Jeff Bezos is gutting the Washington Post’s opinion section – installing new leadership and demanding all pieces push “personal liberties and free markets.” [1]

First, the Washington Post refused to run our Fire Elon Musk ad, and now the entire opinion page has to toe the line, avoiding hard-hitting journalism that might challenge those in power.  

John, this is what billionaire propaganda looks like. And Elon Musk is already applauding Jeff Bezos for his opinion section takeover. [1]

Join me to condemn this attack on independent media and tell the Washington Post and other media outlets: stand up for free speech – and DON’T cave to billionaires who want to control the narrative >>

SIGN THE PETITION

For more information about this dangerous trend of the Washington Post and other media outlets capitulating to Trump and his billionaire friends, you can read my email below from earlier this week.

SIGN NOW: A free press should stand up for free speech – NOT cave to the powerful figures they’re supposed to hold to account >>

John, the Washington Post refused to run our ad calling for Elon Musk to be FIRED.

But they’re not the only media outlet that’s surrendering their journalistic duty... I need your help to speak out and demand the vigilant, watchdogging press a free society requires.

Right now, major media giants are rolling over for Trump and his billionaire allies – choosing profit over speaking truth to power:

• CBS is preparing to settle Trump’s baseless $20 billion lawsuit against them – reportedly to help win his administration’s approval for a corporate merger. [2]  

• ABC recently handed Trump $16 million in a lawsuit settlement rather than standing firm against his bullying. [3]  

• And now, The Washington Post is showing a disturbing willingness to protect billionaire elites instead of defending press freedom.

Join me to tell the Washington Post, CBS, and ABC: Media companies have an obligation to stand up for free speech and hold Trump and Musk accountable.

SIGN THE PETITION

John, this should set off alarm bells for every American who believes in free speech.

It’s bigger than one lawsuit or one rejected ad – it's about whether the media is willing to fulfill their duty to our democracy: informing the public about what matters.

If media giants sell out to stay on the Trump administration’s good side, what’s next?  

Will they censor investigative journalism? Silence reporters who ask tough questions? It’s a slippery slope – and we can't let it happen.

If you agree that our media should be holding the powerful accountable – not bowing to them – join me in urging legacy media outlets not to cave to Trump and his billionaire friends >>

Thanks for all you do,

Ishan Mehta, Director of Media & Democracy
and the team at Common Cause

[1] https://www.nbcnews.com/media/jeff-bezos-washington-post-op-ed-david-shipley-rcna193817
[2] https://www.wsj.com/business/media/paramount-executives-ask-could-they-be-sued-for-settling-trumps-20-billion-cbs-lawsuit-228604a2
[3] https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/17/media-lawyers-trump-lawsuits-fears-00194938