Tom Foremski

Silicon Valley Watcher

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Editor of the Silicon Valley Watcher; former tech-industry reporter for the Financial Times

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When the founder of Amazon bought the Washington Post, the world of journalism dropped its collective jaw. Nobody even knew it was up for sale.

Amazon, the Washington Post and the Future of News

When the founder of Amazon bought the Washington Post, the world of journalism dropped its collective jaw. Nobody even knew it was up for sale.

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