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In reply to the discussion: Bezos Scandal: Prominent economist offered op-ed to WaPo at Amazon's suggestion. [View all]Response to ehrnst (Reply #15)
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Bezos Scandal: Prominent economist offered op-ed to WaPo at Amazon's suggestion. [View all]
crazytown
Aug 2019
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And WaPO refused the op-ed, and then got the emails and exposed the lack of transparency...
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#39
The University gave the Koch Foundation a say in the hiring and firing of professors?
crazytown
Aug 2019
#4
But...but... I thought the WAPO journos toe Bezos's line and would never upset him.
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#5
So WAPO writing an expose about Amazon being behind an OP-ED is "toeing the Bezos line?"
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#8
This thread is pathetic. You completely misunderstood and misrepresented what happened.
yardwork
Aug 2019
#18
Are you suggesting that WaPO's breaking of the story on Sander's campaign staff labor dispute
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#55
Bull. To answer it would damage your argument about "organ grinders" knowing everything
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#100
I'm not an Amazon billionaire, and I criticize Sanders (and other candidates)--
dawg day
Aug 2019
#114
Actually, Bezos isn't the subject of the article, or mentioned. How is that 'correcting' it?
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#15
So now you've veered completely away from the actual content and implications of a WaPO article
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#47
"So, what in your theory is the reason that Bezos wanted this expose written?"
crazytown
Aug 2019
#51
Nice try at evasion ... why would he allow the expose that you are linking to in your OP?
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#62
Actually, the article states that it was " a company executive" not "the company"
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#34
And now you've edited your OP again and it is NOT the same as the WaPo headline.
yardwork
Aug 2019
#20
You are calling Marty Baron a liar for saying that Bezos does not interfer in the newsroom. (nt)
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#70
Actually, you're the one doing the inventing. Your statements directly contradict what Baron says
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#97
Still incorrect: Nothing in the article about Amazon suggesting he write a "WaPO OP-ED."
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#25
So WaPo's breaking the story about Bernie's campaign staff's labor dispute doesn't have anything
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#43
Subject text is misleading: Bezos is not mentioned in the article, nor was it an "op-ed to WaPO"
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#29
So, then... why didn't WaPO print the Op-ed? And why did it expose the connection between
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#37
Red herring... Your OP disproves the smears that Sanders supporters are promoting against WaPO
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#44
Are you really calling Marty Baron a liar? What credibility do you have to imply that? (nt)
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#50
So you are calling Marty Baron a liar. Why should I believe you more than him? (nt)
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#54
I asked you how this makes you more credible than Marty Baron. That's pretty clear.
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#72
You really think Marty Baron is a scared liar? He took on the Boston Catholic Archdiocese...
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#71
Unless it's praising Senator Sanders, how could it possibly be 'real' journalism?
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#87