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> spend time inside that WaPo newsroom that he loves. Investing in journalism is actually a very good thing.

by catacombs 6y ago

mmmeff 6y ago
Definitely. So many tax loopholes to exploit.
- catacombs 6y ago
  Ah, yes. Because owning a news organization, one filled with people who can do investigations, presents numerous opportunities to avoid paying taxes.
fakedang 6y ago
Especially if you can change the narrative from "evil capitalist who forces his workers to piss in buckets" to "pioneer O'Reilly tube colonist"
- Barrin92 6y ago
  Americans adopt that narrative voluntarily when it comes to entrepreneurs, he doesn't need to interfere with the Wapo newsroom for that. (and to my knowledge hasn't).
- filoleg 6y ago
  WaPo has publicized quite a few articles critical of Jeff Bezos and Amazon, even after WaPo was acquired. So this is something that seems to be just another baseless "jeff bad" take.
  - morelisp 6y ago
    The questions shouldn't focus on what he lets get printed - we still live in an age where journalism seems to have minimal consequences no matter the quality - but what happens if e.g. the WaPo Guild takes action in solidarity with an Amazon union.
    - catacombs 6y ago
      > The questions shouldn't focus on what he lets get printed Bezos has no say in what can and can't be published.
      - morelisp 6y ago
        There is a difference between "does not have editorial oversight" - which I believe - and "has no say in what can be published" - which is trivially false since as owner he could do anything from hire only sports reporters to shut the whole thing down if he wanted.
    - filoleg 6y ago
      >but what happens if e.g. the WaPo Guild takes action in solidarity with an Amazon union? Luckily, we don't need to wonder, because WaPo has actually posted that kind of an article just yesterday, and it was extremely critical of Amazon's anti-unionization efforts [0]. The article's headline is "Amazon’s anti-union blitz stalks Alabama warehouse workers everywhere, even the bathroom". Even the headline itself wasn't sugarcoated or softened in the slightest. 0. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/02/amazon-union-warehouse-workers/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/02/amazon-...
      - morelisp 6y ago
        This is not an especially a sympathetic article to either side, but I'm talking about things beyond the core remit of a newsroom. If Amazon workers strike, what happens if the WaPo Guild refuses to cross the picket line by accepting Amazon deliveries, using AWS, or run articles alongside Amazon ads?
saagarjha 6y ago
As long as it's unconditional investing…
- mongol 6y ago
  I have no problem with conditional investing. If I owned a media company, I would like to be involved.

> spend time inside that WaPo newsroom that he loves. Investing in journalism is actually a very good thing.

mmmeff 6y ago

Definitely. So many tax loopholes to exploit.

catacombs 6y ago
Ah, yes. Because owning a news organization, one filled with people who can do investigations, presents numerous opportunities to avoid paying taxes.

fakedang 6y ago

Especially if you can change the narrative from "evil capitalist who forces his workers to piss in buckets" to "pioneer O'Reilly tube colonist"

Barrin92 6y ago
Americans adopt that narrative voluntarily when it comes to entrepreneurs, he doesn't need to interfere with the Wapo newsroom for that. (and to my knowledge hasn't).
filoleg 6y ago
WaPo has publicized quite a few articles critical of Jeff Bezos and Amazon, even after WaPo was acquired. So this is something that seems to be just another baseless "jeff bad" take.
- morelisp 6y ago
  The questions shouldn't focus on what he lets get printed - we still live in an age where journalism seems to have minimal consequences no matter the quality - but what happens if e.g. the WaPo Guild takes action in solidarity with an Amazon union.
  - catacombs 6y ago
    > The questions shouldn't focus on what he lets get printed Bezos has no say in what can and can't be published.
    - morelisp 6y ago
      There is a difference between "does not have editorial oversight" - which I believe - and "has no say in what can be published" - which is trivially false since as owner he could do anything from hire only sports reporters to shut the whole thing down if he wanted.
  - filoleg 6y ago
    >but what happens if e.g. the WaPo Guild takes action in solidarity with an Amazon union? Luckily, we don't need to wonder, because WaPo has actually posted that kind of an article just yesterday, and it was extremely critical of Amazon's anti-unionization efforts [0]. The article's headline is "Amazon’s anti-union blitz stalks Alabama warehouse workers everywhere, even the bathroom". Even the headline itself wasn't sugarcoated or softened in the slightest. 0. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/02/amazon-union-warehouse-workers/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/02/amazon-...
    - morelisp 6y ago
      This is not an especially a sympathetic article to either side, but I'm talking about things beyond the core remit of a newsroom. If Amazon workers strike, what happens if the WaPo Guild refuses to cross the picket line by accepting Amazon deliveries, using AWS, or run articles alongside Amazon ads?

saagarjha 6y ago

As long as it's unconditional investing…

mongol 6y ago
I have no problem with conditional investing. If I owned a media company, I would like to be involved.