An opinion writer at the Washington Post who worked there for more than 40 years says she resigned from the publication after a publisher killed her piece on Jeff Bezos

Columnist Ruth Marcus said publisher Will Lewis killed her column criticizing owner Jeff Bezos' new editorial policy.

Ruth Marcus, who has been a columnist for The Washington Post for nearly 20 years, resigned today in what she said was a protest of the decision to kill a piece critical of owner Jeff Bezos‘ overhaul of the opinion section.