Last week saw a new attempt to dismantle independent journalism, and it was the most dispiriting kind. The assault came from within. Jeff Bezos, owner of

Jeff Bezos announced some major changes to the Washington Post's opinion page on Wednesday following fallout at the paper due to his decision to not endorse a candidate in the election.

Jeff Bezos' latest announcement about the opinion page at the Washington Post was met with backlash from liberal commentators accusing him of bending the knee to Trump.

The opinion pages of The Washington Post will champion “personal liberties and free markets” and leave other publications to offer opposing views on those topics, owner Jeff Bezos said in a social media post on Wednesday.

Changes made to the operations of The Washington Post's Opinion section by the outlet's billionaire owner, Jeff Bezos, have caused the publication's Opinion Editor to resign from his position.

In an email and social media post, Jeff Bezos outlined dramatic changes to The Washington Post’s opinions section, and announced that opinions editor David Shipley has resigned.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos is retooling The Washington Post’s opinion section to focus on “free markets and personal liberties,” saying the newspaper he owns will no longer publish op-eds that are not supportive of those ideals.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos, owner of The Washington Post, emailed staffers Wednesday morning about a change coming to the paper’s opinion section. He also said editor David Shipley would be stepping away from his role.

In a move seen by many to be appeasing Donald Trump, Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has announced the restriction of opinions at the paper.

The section will not include viewpoints that oppose personal liberties and free markets, Bezos said in a staff memo.