When you’re a good journalist working for a bad owner
It must be tough to work for the Washington Post these days.
The paper has flushed away tons of credibility since owner Jeff Bezos turned its opinion section into a right-wing chorus line. The news section, though, still breaks important stories. It has done excellent work on the politicization of the Pentagon, Donald Trump’s oil grab in Venezuela, the Reflecting Pool fiasco, and many other stories.
A lot of quality journalists have made the difficult decision to quit the Post. Others have made the difficult decision to stay. News consumers face a similar choice: Is it better to support the strong news gathering at the Post or to refuse to boost the bank account of an owner who is sucking up to a dictator?
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