Ruth Marcus, a prominent columnist at *The Washington Post*, has announced her resignation.

Jeff Bezos bought *The Washington Post* in 2013, injecting financial support but also stirring concerns about editorial control.

In her resignation letter, Marcus expressed deep disappointment with how her work was treated.

The fallout from Marcus's resignation underscores a critical issue: editorial independence under ownership.

Opinions differ about Bezos's editorial shifts.

The story of Ruth Marcus may inspire journalists to reconsider their environments.

Marcus’s resignation makes a clear statement about the tenuous relationship between media ownership and editorial independence.