Sep
03
Jeff Bezos on WaPo: ‘Skeptical of Any Mission That Has Advertisers at Its Centerpiece’
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In an exclusive interview with (surprise) The Washington Post today, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos kind of, sort of reveals his plans for the paper. It’s his first interview since the Aug. 5 announcement that Bezos is buying the American journalistic institution for $250 million, and the paper offers an optimistic take in its headline: “Jeffrey Bezos, Washington Post’s next owner, aims for a new ‘golden era’ at the newspaper.”
The money quote comes in this paragraph:
“If we figure out a new golden era at The Post . . . that will be due to the ingenuity and inventiveness and experimentation of the team at The Post,” he said. “I’ll be there with advice from a distance. If we solve that problem, I won’t deserve credit for it.”
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