To: Jeff Bezos, Owner of The Washington Post
New Ownership, Same Misinformation? Tell The Washington Post to Stop Denying Climate Change
Make climate coverage a top priority at The Washington Post and stop publishing misleading climate-change denial.
Why is this important?
For too long, The Washington Post has misled readers by publishing climate denial alongside accurate science, like consistently publishing op-eds that claim that climate change is an elaborate collectivist plot and that there is no evidence that the planet is warming — but all of that could change this year.
The founder of Amazon.com, Jeff Bezos, just bought The Washington Post, and he’s looking to make big changes that could revolutionize the dying newspaper industry. What’s more, Bezos has made it clear he intends to listen to his audience; he wrote, “Our touchstone will be readers, understanding what they care about – government, local leaders, restaurant openings, scout troops, businesses, charities, governors, sports – and working backwards from there.”
Bezos’ plan to reinvent the news industry based on readers is an incredible opportunity to make honest climate coverage an essential part of the modern newspaper. But there needs to be a strong demand from the public to convince him to not go down the same path of the old Washington Post and continue publishing climate denial. Bezos proved at Amazon.com that he’s focused on consumers and what they want, which is why we’re sending our message directly to him. Jeff Bezos: readers demand accurate climate coverage.
The founder of Amazon.com, Jeff Bezos, just bought The Washington Post, and he’s looking to make big changes that could revolutionize the dying newspaper industry. What’s more, Bezos has made it clear he intends to listen to his audience; he wrote, “Our touchstone will be readers, understanding what they care about – government, local leaders, restaurant openings, scout troops, businesses, charities, governors, sports – and working backwards from there.”
Bezos’ plan to reinvent the news industry based on readers is an incredible opportunity to make honest climate coverage an essential part of the modern newspaper. But there needs to be a strong demand from the public to convince him to not go down the same path of the old Washington Post and continue publishing climate denial. Bezos proved at Amazon.com that he’s focused on consumers and what they want, which is why we’re sending our message directly to him. Jeff Bezos: readers demand accurate climate coverage.