A columnist who has worked at the Washington Post since 1984 quit on Monday, after she said the publisher Will Lewis killed her column criticizing owner Jeff Bezos' edict that the newspaper's editorial section concentrate on issues of personal liberties and the free market.

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.

Ruth Marcus, a longtime op-ed writer for the Washington Post, quit on Monday after, she said, her column criticizing owner Jeff Bezos was killed by publisher.