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As other newspapers demur, why the Boston Globe is making endorsements

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People walk by the One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post newspaper, in downtown Washington. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
People walk by the One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post newspaper, in downtown Washington. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

Less than a week after the Washington Post announced it would not endorse a candidate for president this year, the newspaper has lost more than a quarter million subscribers.

Over that same time period, the Boston Globe has reportedly experienced "exponential" subscriber growth.

Jim Dao, editor of the Globe's editorial page, joins Radio Boston to discuss why his page endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race, and made endorsements in a host of down-ballot contests.

This segment aired on October 31, 2024.

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