Bezos did a town hall when he bought WaPo. I remember Bob Woodward got the first question: “What are your intentions for this paper?” Bezos said the plan was to sell a “bundle,” a subscription that would draw different people with different content. I got to ask a follow-up…
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I asked: “Online it seems a lot harder to monetize serious content than clickbait, if the bundle doesn’t turn a profit are you willing to subsidize the paper?” And I remember Bezos finishing his response without quite answering the question.

Feb 5, 2026 · 1:33 AM UTC

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