Could anything make #Bezos/ WaPo look worse?

It turns out something could! An op-ed by the man himself.

If he actually believed any of this piety, he could have made the choice before 2016 election, or 2020, or two years ago. Or *after* this one. Any time except the "Comey unit," 11 days before election day.
— via #JamesFallows

The hard truth: Americans don’t trust the news media

“I would also like to be clear that no quid pro quo of any kind is at work here. Neither campaign nor candidate was consulted or informed at any level or in any way about this decision. It was made entirely internally”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/28/jeff-bezos-washington-post-trust/

James Fallows notes that:

Today's 'Daily' on NYT starts w why Biden is not dealing w longshoreman strike and why economic chaos is threat for Dems.

#FNYT #ChunderRoad #JamesFallows

Took some time today for a longer read*, and while much of it was eye -dropping, 28 years later, so much of it still holds true, about #journalism #politics and #publicopinion

If you've got a spare moment or two to give it a glance, I'd highly recommend it. If you gave an extra moment to reflect, then that would be fantastic:

(*: it came up on the fark poltab, which I know, isn't healthy to be viewing. C'est la vie.)

#jamesfallows #theatlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1996/02/why-americans-hate-the-media/305060/?