How Jeff Bezos can stop the bleeding at the Washington Post
The paper’s owner should show up – soon – to hold a town hall with the newsroom, answer questions, and take the heat
He certainly won't, but he's not going to have much to show for his purchase going that route.
Bezos doesn't want to save the WaPo, nor does he want to make it successful, anymore than Elon Musk wants to save Twitter or make it succesful, They both bought themselves a mouthpiece, quality and value be damned: they have enough money to run them into the ground and not lose a minute of sleep.
I predict the WaPo will turn into the upcoming American Reich's Pravda: the truth and nothing but the truth that the Trumpistas want you to see.
Gloves are off now. It's not about money but power.
Money buys power.
I predict the WaPo will turn into the upcoming American Reich’s Pravda: the truth and nothing but the truth that the Trumpistas want you to see.
I'm pretty sure you are right. It will get worse gradually. Other papers will not dare to criticize the government out of fear to get harassed or shut down. I'm also pretty sure that all the enemies of Trump will be accused of one thing or another. And with AI it's easy to create nice pics for the front page. "Nancy Pelosi eats babies" or something slightly less ridiculous.
He doesn't want to... stopping the press was the idea behind the purchase.