Charlotte Henry is a journalist and broadcaster who creates and runs The Addition newsletter and podcast; an award-winning publication looking at the crossover of culture, media and sport.
Cowardly to Not Run Presidential Endorsement
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Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. A quick programming note - I'm going to be back on the Daily Tech News Show this evening for the latest "Additional Conversations" segment. If you can't catch the show live at 4 pm ET/8 pm GMT, I'll be publishing that section on the Addition YouTube Channel and in my regular podcast feed. It's an incredible time of the year for US sports fans. The NFL is in full flow, the NBA is back, the NHL has begun and it's the baseball World Series. The perception though is that broadcasts, particularly Fox who have the rights to the series, could do with the Yankees claiming a win tonight. They are 3-0 down and if they lose the whole thing will be over. There was hope that two major franchises like the the LA Dodgers and the New York Yankees going head-to-head would be a ratings driver. Unless Aaron Judge and co. sort themselves out quickly, it could end up as a bit of a damp squib. Anyone who reads The Addition will surely know that there has been a massive row in the US after the Washington Post and LA Times decided not to publish a presidential endorsement, late in the day. There is anger as many believe the rich owners of the newspapers, Jef Bezos (WaPo) and Patrick Soon-Shiong (Times) influenced the decision, fearing a Donald Trump win and backlash. It is understood that a Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris was ready to go, although boss Will Lewis insisted Bezos had not seen it. He also said he doesn't believe in endorsements anyway. In reality, it is unlikely that such an article would have changed many peoples' minds. However, it very much seems to have made a difference in how people view D.C.'s hometown paper. Per David Folkenflik at NPR, 20,000 people have cancelled their subscriptions in the wake of the decision. There have also been various resignations at both papers. Read the full article with a paid subscription
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Charlotte Henry is a journalist and broadcaster who creates and runs The Addition newsletter and podcast; an award-winning publication looking at the crossover of culture, media and sport.
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