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What the hell is that: > The rise of online shopping has summoned a death knell for some of the old standard-bearers of retail. (Jeffrey P. Bezos, the chief ex

What the hell is that: > The rise of online shopping has summoned a death knell for some of the old standard-bearers of retail. (Jeffrey P. Bezos, the chief executive of Amazon, owns The Washington Post.) That in parentheses. Is this is a snarky comment from the editor or somehow required to add this information? (It's good to know btw!)

icelancer 9y ago
Just disclosure of potential conflict of interest.
- jhoechtl 9y ago
  Sounds like a reasonable policy at the Washington post others should take as an example.
  - zzalpha 9y ago
    Disclosing potential conflicts of interest is standard journalistic practice for any respectable news organization. This isn't something the Post just invented.