The Washington Post unveiled a new motto on its homepage that seems to have some ominous undertones.
The motto, “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” has been used in the past by Washington Post columnist and editor Bob Woodward.
Washington Post reveals new motto: “Democracy dies in darkness” https://t.co/cscslvMhYH pic.twitter.com/4FLWWbndhv
— The Hill (@thehill) February 22, 2017
What do you think of the new motto for @washingtonpost: “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” I like it. https://t.co/98phXwZfKD pic.twitter.com/cmA3BPSA86
— Brian Leighton (@phillyleighton) February 22, 2017
The @washingtonpost has a new motto…and there’s little mystery what they are talking about. pic.twitter.com/ai87cBbsny
— ChristianChristensen (@ChrChristensen) February 22, 2017
“This is actually something we’ve said internally for a long time in speaking about our mission,” Kris Coratti, a spokeswoman for the paper, told CNN’s Brian Stelter.
“We thought it would be a good, concise value statement that conveys who we are to the many millions of readers who have come to us for the first time over the last year. We started with our newest readers on Snapchat, and plan to roll it out on our other platforms in the coming weeks,” Coratti said.
So now that Washington Post has adopted this new, presumably anti-Trump, motto, ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’…
— Byron York (@ByronYork) February 22, 2017
Washington Post adopts new motto, ‘democracy dies in darkness,’ says it has nothing to do with Trump https://t.co/tKxUfIngfg via @DCExaminer
— David Jones (@davidjones720) February 22, 2017
The motto has nothing to do with President Donald Trump, Coratti told the Washington Examiner, despite Trump’s calling out the press for “fake news”and news media in general as an “enemy” of Americans.
Other members of the media, and the Post’s own reporters begged to differ and had some fun with the new motto.
Anti-Trump hysteria reaches new heights w/ new @WashingtonPost slogan.
Meanwhile, normal Americans are tuning out all the melodrama. pic.twitter.com/aUMQZ7MzUV
— HARLAN Z. HILL 🇺🇸 (@Harlan) February 22, 2017
I thought people were joking about this new WP motto: “democracy dies in darkness.” They were not. I shouldn’t be laughing so hard.
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) February 22, 2017
Wow the new Post logo is bleak but I’m digging it. pic.twitter.com/ZSTIrhZB8f
— Christopher Ingraham (@_cingraham) February 22, 2017
The Washington Post’s new motto is partially explained by the leading stories line immediately beneath it pic.twitter.com/X8LG8UhMOh
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) February 22, 2017
excited to announce our new HuffPost slogan:
The Night is Dark and Full of Terrors
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) February 22, 2017
“Democracy Dies in Darkness” is only a little better than “Hold me, Anakin, like you did by the lake on Naboo!”
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) February 22, 2017
“Democracy dies in darkness” pic.twitter.com/xI1lPvJQfj
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) February 22, 2017
Think of all the stuff that happened that did *not* spur WaPo to adopt ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’…
— Byron York (@ByronYork) February 22, 2017
“Democracy Dies in Darkness” is something a sincere goofball would say in a Preston Sturges movie.
— Jack Shafer (@jackshafer) February 22, 2017
The motto sparked many reactions on social media as Twitter users mocked its serious tone and offered parodies of their own.
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@_cingraham I liked their old one more pic.twitter.com/XdKMPYQZ2C
— brett beletz (@brettbeletz) February 22, 2017
Democracy Dies In Darkness pic.twitter.com/DSvm6OeEm8
— Jeremy Barr (@jeremymbarr) February 22, 2017
‘Democracy dies in darkness’ is good but try out my suggestion @washingtonpost pic.twitter.com/KzJkaMtRoL
— Paul Rizzo (@PaulRizzo504) February 22, 2017
— Eliot Nelson (@eliotnelson) February 22, 2017
— Eliot Nelson (@eliotnelson) February 22, 2017
Wow, I can’t believe Washington Post changed its motto to the Journalists’ 14 Words. Far-right extremists emboldened by Trump. Dangerous! pic.twitter.com/Aen4euTQ71
— whig destroyer ?? (@slavojzyzzek) February 22, 2017
@thehill @washingtonpost Why such a dark motto? Think its a downer
— youandme (@ccowley57) February 22, 2017
@thehill Wouldn’t the WP be happier with, “we are the mouthpiece of the progressive left?” Has quite a ring to it if you ask me.
— Fightin’ Irish (@McDmacfadyn) February 22, 2017
@thehill @washingtonpost …they’re practically a national lampshade
— Robin Hood (@2ndMagnaCarta) February 22, 2017
@_cingraham It gets darker with every refresh. pic.twitter.com/1oqAylzHKk
— coxy ? (@coxy) February 22, 2017
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