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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI just subscribed to the Washington Post
I don't care why Bezos owns it and I don't care how evil he is. I am responding to the courage it took to stand up to blackmail.
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I just subscribed to the Washington Post (Original Post)
Trueblue Texan
Feb 2019
OP
You don't need to like or dislike Bezos - The Washington Post is a great newspaper and supporting it
Pachamama
Feb 2019
#1
Washington Post is a great newspaper. I am in my second year of digital subscription
emulatorloo
Feb 2019
#6
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)1. You don't need to like or dislike Bezos - The Washington Post is a great newspaper and supporting it
...is a patriotic act in my opinion....
applegrove
(118,642 posts)9. +100
still_one
(92,187 posts)2. From what I understand Bezo has a hands off approach with regard to the
Washington Post
spooky3
(34,444 posts)3. In an interview he described how he has used technology
To improve it, especially financially. But as a long time subscriber, I would say it is continuing the high quality investigative reporting it always was known for, though it has had to cut back on its international presence.
still_one
(92,187 posts)7. I agree. I subscribe to the WP also. I think Bezo helped the WP stay solvent
Gothmog
(145,169 posts)4. I have been subsribing to the Washington Post for three years now
I love the Washington Post
Duppers
(28,120 posts)8. About 5 or 6yrs here.
I also love the Washington Post. It should be the newspaper of record in the US.
lark
(23,097 posts)5. My subscription to NYT expired last Nov.
After some sketchy NYT anonymous stories favorable to drumpf, I didn't renew with them but chose the WaPo. Glad I did!!
emulatorloo
(44,120 posts)6. Washington Post is a great newspaper. I am in my second year of digital subscription
Well worth it.
pnwmom
(108,977 posts)10. Glad to hear it. They need subscriptions from people like us to stay in business.
And we need professional reporters like at the Post to be able to continue doing their jobs.