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I haven't looked into it, but I've heard it claimed a lot (including by the president)... does Bezos really retain editorial control over the paper? I'll admit

• noobermin 9y ago
  He need not. The control need not be explicit, it might be as simple as admin isn't so hot about A's application for a promotion over B's because of that critical article, they may not realize it but it can be there. And, from B's perspective, s/he knows that A's critical article is a strike against them, hence why they refrained from writing it. Not trying to draw a false equivalency, I'd say the ordering in terms of worseness is explicit censure >> reporters anticipate implicit bias == admin shows implicit bias > full journalistic freedom
• Retra 9y ago
  He doesn't have to. The editor only needs consider what might happen if they hurt Bezos' businesses or reputation.
• ImSkeptical 9y ago
  Perhaps a reporter, contemplating his next promotion, would reconsider writing headlines or articles that were critical of the owner. In this way, even unintentional censorship could still happen.