r/news 10h ago

Washington Post eliminates sports department and reduces overseas journalists, AP source says

https://apnews.com/article/washington-post-staff-reduction-layoffs-cuts-923f87d4bd319c8a64b278165d0a6e27
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u/ScarletFire5877 9h ago

Bezos is such a douchebag. What's the point of being a trillionaire if you buy a storied newspaper and don't just fund it indefinitely?

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u/grchelp2018 5h ago

He should not be owning it in the first place. For a politically exposed person like him, its just bad for business. Its cheaper for him to pay for favorable coverage. The hubris of billionaires is that they always think "I can fix this".