Jeff Bezos
Q. & A.
Marty Baron on the Washington Post’s “Spineless” Endorsement Decision
The former executive editor discusses his relationship with the newspaper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, who was reportedly behind the last-minute call to kill an editorial supporting Kamala Harris.
Annals of Communications
All the Newspapers’ Men
In Martin Baron’s “Collision of Power” and Adam Nagourney’s “The Times,” two well-known journalists turn their investigative power on their institutions—and themselves.
Books
Is Amazon Changing the Novel?
In the new literary landscape, readers are customers, writers are service providers, and books are expected to offer instant gratification.
Daily Comment
William Shatner Reacts to a Real Space Trip as Only He Can
Shatner, who played Captain James T. Kirk on “Star Trek,” has had a long life in the public relations of space.
On and Off the Avenue
What Amazon Did to My Hair
The new Amazon Salon promises “augmented reality” and “point-and-learn technology.” But can it provide the intimacy of a good haircut?
Comment
The Race to Leave Planet Earth
Not just billionaires but private companies and a growing number of nations are, somewhat abruptly, competing to get into space.
Daily Comment
Richard Branson’s Plan to Beat Jeff Bezos to Outer Space
The two billionaires have been duelling for years to make commercial space flights a reality. Now, on Sunday, Branson is going himself.
Our Columnists
The ProPublica Revelations Show Why We Need to Tax Wealth More Effectively
How Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Michael Bloomberg, George Soros, and other American billionaires have gamed the system.
The New Yorker Interview
Marty Baron Considers His Time at the Washington Post
The soon-to-retire executive editor defends the idea of journalistic objectivity. “It’s not neutrality, it’s not both-sides-ism, it’s not so-called balance,” he says.
Shouts & Murmurs
Jeff Bezos’s Same-Day Giving Pledge
Society’s problems can be solved in the time that it takes Amazon to deliver a ring light.
Shouts & Murmurs
Now Is the Time to Cherish the Little Things, by Jeff Bezos
If you’re still going a little stir-crazy, why not stay in a different one of your houses every night of the week? We’ve all got to get creative here.
A Reporter at Large
Is Amazon Unstoppable?
Politicians want to rein in the retail giant. But Jeff Bezos, the master of cutthroat capitalism, is ready to fight back.
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Bezos Says Amazon Drones Ready to Deliver Mueller Report to Every American Household
News of the offer sent the Mueller report zooming to No. 1 on Amazon’s best-seller list within minutes.
Q. & A.
How Jeff Bezos Sees the Press: A Conversation with the Journalist Brad Stone
The author and Bloomberg News editor discusses how Bezos has dealt with the media, what he really thinks about President Trump, and why he doesn’t measure himself against other tech titans.
The Current
The Story Behind the Instant Classic “Bezos Exposes Pecker” Headline
On Thursday, after Jeff Bezos revealed that he had received threats from American Media, Inc., over explicit photos, tabloid-headline writers got to work.
Our Columnists
Why the National Enquirer’s Attempt to Extort Jeff Bezos Backfired
By releasing e-mails that threatened to make his private photos public, the Amazon C.E.O. has made transparent the bullying tactics of the National Enquirer.