Eugene Robinson leaving WaPo after 45 years

[Dennis Donovan]

Sharon Waxman
‪@sharonwaxman.bsky.social‬
Tragic. My beloved former editor Eugene Robinson is leaving the @washingtonpost after 45 years. The world is shifting, not for the better. “The... ‘significant shift’ in our section’s mission has spurred me to decide that it’s time for my next chapter." Godspeed. www.thewrap.com/eugene-robin...

April 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM

Things must be bad at WaPo...

https://bsky.app/profile/sharonwaxman.bsky.social/post/3llwcu45wsk2f

[Paladin]

1. Well done by Robinson, as usual.

Best wishes to one of the great ones of this or any other time.

[Pinback]

2. I was surprised Robinson stuck around so long.

Great journalist and analyst — I hope he’ll be writing and speaking elsewhere soon.

[Lonestarblue]

3. I was already planning to cancel my subscription when it's close to ending this summer.

Eugene will be missed by the rational readers. I haven’t seen a huge difference in the opinions section, but the headline writers definitely give deference to Trump. As just one example, the WaPo headline on the stock market response to Trump’s tariffs was that stocks fell. The NYT headline was that markets plunge from shock. There’s quite a difference in meaning between stocks fall and stocks plunge.

[Ruby the Liberal]

11. Cancelled last fall - access didn't end until the Dec renewal.

No time like the present!

[Traildogbob]

4. Peace by peace

The destruction of our information in front of our eyes. When they own the information, they can bend it all they want.
WARNING, do NOT read the Opinion page of USA Today from an Ex GQP, in today’s edition.
You will hit something and break your damn hand.
Praising all the firings of the working people.
It just showed up on my phone with other headlines.
I normally never read it. Should have stayed the course.
This is where our information is headed. North Korean level bullshit is all we will see, and digest.
Eugene.Please Find a Place where you can keep us
Educated to facts.

[hatrack]

5. Last time I looked at the WP op-ed page, about a week ago, I had a one-word reaction:

"Who?"

Seriously, who are these people?

[blogslug]

6. Good for him

I hope he does whatever he wants, when he wants and how he wants.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. Great loss for the WaPo.

[roscoeroscoe]

8. I Almost

Subscribed again just to read Eugene's stuff.

[dchill]

9. I don't know what took him so long.

Seriously.

[senseandsensibility]

10. I was hoping it was just a well earned voluntary retirement

but it doesn't sound like it. Thank you for an exemplary journalistic career, Mr. Robinson. You served your readers well.

[Joinfortmill]

12. Love this dude

[SheilaAnn]

13. He's the only reason I check in on MJ in the a.m. He will be so missed.

[CTyankee]

14. He lost his wife a couple of years ago and was probably still grieving her death. I feel so sorry for him.

He's just a really good, really decent man. It must be hard on him.

[Martin68]

15. I will miss his column. He's someone who I always trusted. He is an excellent writer and

a true progressive. Meanwhile George Will drones on.

[wiggs]

16. Govt purge of reasonable people is extending into media. nt