Board Member at Politico Parent Axel-Springer Resigns, Suggesting That Standards at Washington Mainstay Taking a Back Seat to ‘Woke’ Politics
Martín Varsavsky, a longtime board member and friend of Elon Musk, suggests the political website has swung too far to the left politically.

The political divisions in the American press aren’t just making headlines — they’re tearing up international boardrooms, too.
The German media giant, Axel Springer, and a longtime board member and self-proclaimed friend of Elon Musk, Martín Varsavsky, have officially parted ways. His resignation followed a barrage of accusations against Politico, the Washington, D.C.-based news site Axel Springer owns, for what is described as its leftwing bias.
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