D.C.’s hometown paper announced Aug. 5 that Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, bought the Washington Post and a number of other Post Co.-owned newspapers for $250 million. The Post has been controlled by the Graham family for 80 years. Here’s how journalists — at the Post and beyond — reacted to the news, as well as all the background on Bezos and his deal with the Grahams.
UPDATE Aug. 7, with reader reactions:
@Zachary_Cohen @PBSMediaShift you bet! Some of the best coverage we've seen. Great job.
— Skyler Rogers (@skyrog) August 7, 2013
Jeff Bezos Shocks the World, Buys Washington Post: http://t.co/ZOSEckxPST (Brilliant coverage by @zachary_cohen and @PBSMediaShift)
— Storify (@Storify) August 6, 2013
I don’t always read Storifys about breaking media news, but when I do, I prefer Storifys compiled by Zach C. Cohen.
–Rhys Heyden, staff writer San Luis Obispo New Times and former classmate at American University
Storify: Jeff Bezos Shocks the World, Buys @WashingtonPost, a helpful recap by @zachary_cohen http://t.co/ImmKTER27Y
— Jonathan Rhudy, APR (@jonathan_rhudy) August 7, 2013
Zach C. Cohen 