Jeff Bezos' moves seem like they are helping him win favor with Donald Trump. But they're going to cost his paper money, so why own it at all?
President Donald Trump revealed he had dinner with Jeff Bezos on the same day Bezos announced changes to the opinion section of The Washington Post. The post Trump Had Dinner With Jeff Bezos Hours After He Announced Controversial Changes to Washington Post Opinion Section first appeared on Mediaite.
Praising the president and restricting the Post’s opinions page, Bezos is undermining his own motto that “Democracy Dies in Darkness.”
Trump says he dined with Jeff Bezos hours after dramatic change to Washington Post opinion section - Before apparently meeting Trump for dinner on Wednesday evening, Jeff Bezos sparked outrage among Washington Post journalists and readers when he announced that the paper’s opinion section will focus on “free markets” and “personal liberties” moving forward.
Western media should spare us the manufactured outrage. Its editorial policies have long defended the indefensible.
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The Washington Post has won an international reputation for its journalism. But recent changes are threatening its status as an icon.
In an email to staff, Jeff Bezos said the newspaper will write "every day in support and defence of… personal liberties and free markets" after months of closer relations with Donald Trump's presidency.