The Bloodbath at Washington Post Is All Jeff Bezos’s Fault

Billionaires like Bezos have no real use for the free press, particularly when it runs the risk of alienating Donald Trump.

The Intercept

Breaking up with Amazon is hard. Ugh!

I bought a popular OB2 code reader from the manufacturer, on their Shopify site. $10 more than Amazon, and it just shipped… from China! πŸ’”

Probs won’t come in time, so @Jillianmarisa bought the same thing from BozoCorp. Comes w/ overnight delivery. We’ll return it if/when the direct-to-consumer one arrives.

#Amazon #AmazonSucks #JeffBozo

Post owner Bezos announces shift in opinions section; Shipley to leave

In an email and social media post, Jeff Bezos outlined dramatic changes to The Washington Post’s opinions section, and announced that opinions editor David Shipley has resigned.

The Washington Post
I Have Resigned from The Washington Post, effective today

Why I left to help launch a vibrant, new, independent media outlet

The Contrarian
Jeff Bezos Makes the Case Against Jeff Bezos

Instead of defending his reporters against bad-faith attacks, the <em>Washington Post</em> owner fell victim to a long-standing campaign to discredit the press.

The Atlantic
MSN