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Jeff Bezos' WaPo reeling from losses and 'internal drama' as Trump returns to DC: report (www.rawstory.com)

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At a time when the always newsworthy Donald Trump is headed back to the White House, the venerable Washington Post should be gearing up to cover his second term but instead is being subjected to an exodus of top reporters and internal strife, reports the Wall Street Journal's Alexandra Bruell.

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[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago

A loss of 100 million is significant to most, but not bezos.

[+] whostosay@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

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[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Money.

[–] ScoopMcPoops@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

How were The Onion writers able to buy their publication back? Was it just dirt cheap?

[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Divide and conquer. By destroying large journalistic institutions, or converting them into voice boxes for nationalistic propaganda and policiy, the criticism of large corporate and governmental institutions becomes diluted and harder to find. The eventual plan is probably to use the dissolution of net neutrality to heavily limit access to dissenting voices from independent journalists and/or just people making dissenting content, effectively shadow banning anyone who poses a threat to the state and corporate power, while also preventing potential future rival voices and political parties from gaining a foothold in the minds of the populace at large.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

We're going need a army of Lugi's. When do we get started. Revolution is needed instead we are rolling fast into a nightmare version of 1984.

[+] aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] the_frumious_bandersnatch@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Replace "Netflix" and "Max" with "Substack" and 'Washington Post" and what you wrote absolutely applies to viewpoint.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ryan grim and the intercept's co founder just started something, "Drop site" IIRC.

Also, I think "Semafor" might be a sort of gathering place forming for folks wanting a better way. https://www.semafor.com/article/10/18/2022/what-is-a-semaform-anyway-and-why-should-you-care

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I had no idea this was already in motion, thank you.

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Wish bezos would choke on a fat dick

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

Glad to hear it. Let's hope the trend continues.

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Why though? They're all friends.