Hundreds Of Thousands Reportedly Cancel WaPo Subscriptions After Decision Not To Endorse Harris

The Washington Post has reportedly lost more than 200,000 subscriptions since announcing its decision not to endorse a presidential candidate, NPR reported Monday.

The paper lost about 8% of its paid circulation of its 2.5 million subscribers as of Monday following William Lewis, the Post’s chief executive officer and publisher, announcement Friday that the editorial board would not make a presidential endorsement for the first time in decades, sources with direct knowledge told NPR. A slew of staffers supporting Vice President Kamala Harris resigned from their positions following the endorsement decision.

A Post subscription costs $4 per month for the first year, while a premium subscription costs $6 per month in the first year, according to the Post’s subscription page.

The Post’s editorial board had reportedly drafted an endorsement for Harris earlier in October, before management decided not to choose a candidate instead, Semafor reported. The paper reportedly faced 2,000 subscription cancellations as of Friday and received multiple complaints from subscribers over the lack of an endorsement. (RELATED: Los Angeles Times Reportedly Declines To Endorse Presidential Candidate For First Time In 20 Years)

Editor-at-large Robert Kagan became the first to resign from the editorial board Friday after learning of his employer’s decision to refrain from endorsing Harris, Semafor reported. Two journalists, David E. Hoffman and Molly Roberts,