Small silver lining to WaPo episode: It shatters whatever illusion we might have that we could trust billionaires to rescue journalism. Such abuse of power underscores the dangerous political economy of media oligarchy, recenters class politics & highlights need for alternatives.
I think everyone should subscribe to nonprofit/co-op newsrooms, especially ones that fund expensive investigative journalism, as ultimately the way to break the cycle of the ruling class owning the media is to move on from legacy media owned by billionaires and family dynasties