7 pointsby throw0101a2 hours ago2 comments

throw0101a2 hours ago
https://archive.today/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/bus...
https://archive.ph/NKJnY
(A comment I saw: "You have to understand, Bezos is down to his last $250 billion.")
cdrnsf2 hours ago
We need more independent journalism, not a billionaire's hobby that they use to push their own viewpoints. It's been worthless since Bezos bought it.
- PaulHoule2 hours ago
  It's more nuanced than that. Under Trump I, Bezos added the batman-like slogan "Democracy Dies in Darkness". Under Trump II, Bezos sucks up to Trump.
  - SilverElfin2 hours ago
    I would also say many of the settlements from news organizations are them sucking up to Trump. They chose to pay in private agreements instead of fighting frivolous lawsuits that would easily have been won. That’s a way of paying the bribe while claiming you’re just setting a lawsuit.
    PaulHoule29 minutes ago
    I'll add this is a good article about the decline of the WaPo:
    https://www.natesilver.net/p/the-sad-and-self-inflicted-decl...
    Notably in Trump I the WaPo catches up to The New York Times in influence and in Trump II it falls off.
    cdrnsf17 minutes ago
    I don’t find the New York Times to be of much use either — their view from nowhere approach serves to normalize extremism and they’ve been happy to platform attacks on vulnerable minorities as well.