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The idea that Bezos has already turned the WaPo into Amazon's personal PR factory seems highly unlikely. Esp. when you see articles like this: http://www.washi
by minouye 13y ago
The idea that Bezos has already turned the WaPo into Amazon's personal PR factory seems highly unlikely. Esp. when you see articles like this:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/01/16/amazon-is-a-hornets-nest-of-malware/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/01/16...
- erikpukinskis 13y agoBezos wouldn't need to "turn the WaPo into Amazon's personal PR factory" in order to get this published though. You don't have to have a massive conspiracy to get a story published. Everyone in PR knows that. All he'd have to do is mention the research to a few writers. If you're a writer and the owner of the company mentions a story that sounds interesting to you, you might be just a little etra inclined to cover it. The first season of House of Cards is a nice illustration of how the combination of powerful people and ambitous writers can lead to a "journalistic" PR campaign without any mass conspiracy. Granted, it's fictional. But it's a plausible mechanism.