Quick fact check: Amazon doesn't own The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos -- in his personal capacity -- does.
Distinction without difference... The sentiment expressed is still perfectly plausible:
Bezos despises Trump and is likely to steer WaPo to criticize the President above and beyond what would be fair
Bezos is likely to have purchased WaPo with tax-considerations paying at least a partial role — the other big concern, no doubt, was to save money on lobbying, by flat-out owning the biggest loudspeake
Quick fact check: Amazon doesn't own The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos -- in his personal capacity -- does.
Distinction without difference... The sentiment expressed is still perfectly plausible:
Bezos despises Trump and is likely to steer WaPo to criticize the President above and beyond what would be fair
Bezos is likely to have purchased WaPo with tax-considerations paying at least a partial role — the other big concern, no doubt, was to save money on lobbying, by flat-out owning the biggest loudspeaker in the capital.
Also, Trump sees no distinction between himself and the businesses that he owns (and, as president, no particular reason to distinguish between himself as president and the businesses that he owns, else he'd have divested or set up a blind trust, as previous presidents have), and he has no problem using one of his businesses to browbeat or reward someone involved in another, so he assumes Bezos is the same.
I don't know about WaPo, but generally newspapers have ownership arrangements structured to ensure that the editorial board is independent and can't be influenced by the owner(s). I'd expect that's true in this case as well, or that some other mechanism is in place to ensure editorial independence. It's important.
Distinction without difference (Score:4, Insightful)
Distinction without difference... The sentiment expressed is still perfectly plausible:
Re:Distinction without difference (Score:3)
Distinction without difference... The sentiment expressed is still perfectly plausible:
Also, Trump sees no distinction between himself and the businesses that he owns (and, as president, no particular reason to distinguish between himself as president and the businesses that he owns, else he'd have divested or set up a blind trust, as previous presidents have), and he has no problem using one of his businesses to browbeat or reward someone involved in another, so he assumes Bezos is the same.
I don't know about WaPo, but generally newspapers have ownership arrangements structured to ensure that the editorial board is independent and can't be influenced by the owner(s). I'd expect that's true in this case as well, or that some other mechanism is in place to ensure editorial independence. It's important.