Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Wednesday announced a “significant shift” to the publisher’s opinion page that led David Shipley, the paper’s editorial page editor, to leave the paper.

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos is changing the focus of the paper's opinion section, leading to the resignation of section editor David Shipley.

The Washington Post has been covered in controversy since the decision to terminate a presidential endorsement of Kamala Harris resulted in thousands of subscriber cancellations.