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WaPo is owned by one of the richest ~corporations~ people (thank you for the correction) in the history of the world (~Amazon~ Bezos); it is in absolutely no way “top tier.” Imo, everything it publishes should be viewed as if it was filtered through by Bezos himself.

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It absolutely is and it breaks huge stories all the time. There's absolutely zero evidence that Bezos influences editorial decisions and plenty of stories critical of Amazon that they've run.

No it’s not. It’s owned by Bezos.

You can say whatever you want about how/if you think that influences their coverage.

But it is not an arm of Amazon.

Ooh, thank you for the correction. I thought “Bezos bought WaPo” equated to “Amazon bought WaPo” back when I read those headlines, but your comment made me realize it’s a separate entity rather than a subsidiary.

I don’t think it changes my point too much, but it’s absolutely a worthwhile amendment.

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