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Unsolicited Advice: Why Jeff Bezos should sell the Washington Post

Unsolicited Advice: Why Jeff Bezos should sell the Washington Post

Fixable · TED

March 2, 202630m 11s

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The Washington Post, owned by Jeff Bezos, recently carried out a massive layoff that eliminated more than a third of its staff. In this episode of Unsolicited Advice, Anne and Frances dive deeper into the underlying issues affecting the paper and the journalism industry at large, arguing that Bezos should sell the company to a team of can-do entrepreneurs who are willing to truly listen to the data, take big swings, and rebuild the paper’s reputation at a time when great journalism is more important than ever.


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