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    Why is The Washington Post selling now?

    The Graham family, which has owned the Washington Post since the Great Depression, astounded editors and reporters and the entire newspaper industry yesterday by announcing the sale of the paper to an Internet pioneer.  Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, says he’ll leave the journalism to people who know it better than he does.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The Graham family, which has owned the Washington Post since the Great Depression, astounded editors and reporters and the entire newspaper industry yesterday by announcing the sale of the paper to an Internet pioneer. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, says he’ll leave the journalism to people who know it better than he does.

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    3 of 3
    The Brave New World of Online Music Streaming
    1. 0:00Fort Hood Court Martial Begins
    2. 8:07The Brave New World of Online Music Streaming
    3. 43:45Why is The Washington Post selling now?You’re reading this
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