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Tech billionaire checklist: - security detail - private jet - yacht - professional sports franchise - foundation - once respected media outlet as p

by edw519 13y ago

Tech billionaire checklist: - security detail - private jet - yacht - professional sports franchise - foundation - once respected media outlet as personal mouthpiece Once again, Jeff Bezos leads the way. (Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, parent company of Zappos, owns the Washington Post.)

svantana 13y ago
I was most surprised that they don't include disclosure of this relationship when mentioning Amazon in the article. I thought that was comme-il-faut of serious journalism.
- smackfu 13y ago
  I see this at the end now: Note: Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos also owns the Washington Post
  - halviti 13y ago
    With no mention of the article being edited. Terrible.
belluchan 13y ago
They should have a disclaimer, but it's not exactly an ad for shoes at Zappos. As a customer I'd be worried by the instability such a big unproven change could bring to deliveries and customer support. It's a pretty fair and interesting article, but that's just my take.
- aestra 13y ago
  I think its more akin to a PR piece about the company.
nhangen 13y ago
'once respected media outlet as personal mouthpiece' That should be given more focus IMO
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SimHacker 13y ago
Jeff Bezos also needs a psychiatrist and a lobotomy.
adventured 13y ago
When did the Washington Post stop being respected? And by whose judgement?