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Any bias in the article is probably about 4 levels of reporting away from Bezos. More likely that the author found various defense contractors being extremely

by jbooth 10y ago

Any bias in the article is probably about 4 levels of reporting away from Bezos. More likely that the author found various defense contractors being extremely available to chat, living in the DC area and all, and trying to get an article out on a deadline while not being an expert on the subject matter.

mikeash 10y ago
Bias can exert itself in subtle ways. Merely the knowledge that the big boss has a stake in this area is enough to bias reporting on it, the big boss doesn't have to get involved personally or even have the slightest potential of doing so.