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The subscription money enriching Jeff Bezos could instead be spent on the journalism crucial to preserving democracy.

Newspaper condemned for ‘chicken-shit’ decision on White House race as staffers say they are ‘deeply concerned’

As a major proponent of global warming, Trump apparently thinks it benefits him to be perceived as a savior of jobs in the coal industry, not because he can do much to protect coal jobs, but it allows him to appear to be supporting workers.

"We're worth more than what they're offering," said the Washington Post News Guild.

The Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper sprinkled its coverage of an intensifying fight over Medicare with ads purchased by an organization that promotes private Medicare Advantage plans.

Journalists pay the price when they report the truth

For the Post—a paper owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos—scaremongering about lefties is job one. On a national level, that’s led to the Post’s hysterical coverage of Bernie Sanders. On a local level, it’s led to the paper’s attacks on Elrich.

Mergers, censorship, DIY news, and more media migraines