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Jonathan Capehart Leaves The Washington Post After 20 Years

7/22/2025

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Jonathan Capehart is bidding farewell to The Washington Post after nearly two decades, a departure that echoes the paper's recent rightward turn under Jeff Bezos. A Pulitzer Prize winner, Capehart has been candid about his experiences in his memoir and is set to continue his impactful journalism on PBS and MSNBC.

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Jonathan Capehart is bidding farewell to The Washington Post after nearly two decades, a departure that echoes the paper's recent rightward turn under Jeff Bezos. A Pulitzer Prize winner, Capehart has been candid about his experiences in his memoir and is set to continue his impactful journalism on PBS and MSNBC.