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Not all stories are widely known before they break. For instance, Wapo might not pursue an investigative piece on Amazon as enthusiastically, or another investi

Not all stories are widely known before they break. For instance, Wapo might not pursue an investigative piece on Amazon as enthusiastically, or another investigation may get prioritised because of the owner. A story that isn't pursued might not see the light of day. Big stories, like the Weinstein disclosures, are broken after long periods of investigation and journalistic grunt-work. Only after they break do you see all the other news outlets pounce on the story and start reporting it. Historically, Wapo has been an important place for investigative work, they broke the Watergate story. I think that's more the worry.

dragontamer 9y ago
> Not all stories are widely known before they break. For instance, Wapo might not pursue an investigative piece on Amazon as enthusiastically, or another investigation may get prioritised because of the owner. As is true of all Media. I don't recall any major Fox News articles or pieces on the Sexual Harassment claims of Bill O'Reily. But the story got out, because we have competing media companies in the USA. That's the benefit of free-market competition. Unfortunately, it also means that whenever one media company sounds the alarm, the readers need to be careful with the evidence.
- sumedh 9y ago
  > But the story got out, because we have competing media companies in the USA. How long did it take for the Kevin Spacey story to get out even though there were rumours from early 2000. Some stories can remain buried for a very long time. Free market is not the answer to everything.