Why I Won’t Be Working for The Washington Post: It’s Time for Jeff Bezos to Sell It.

U.S. News & World Report ^ | Wednesday, March 5, 2025 | Cameron Barr

[MinorityRepublican]

Soon after Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, acquired The Washington Post for $250 million in 2013, he assured its editors and reporters — myself included — that he would give us the freedom to do our jobs and “follow the story” without interference from him.

At a 2016 Washington Post tech forum with Marty Baron, who was then executive editor, Bezos quoted a phrase he had heard from the legendary Watergate reporter Bob Woodward: “Democracy dies in darkness.”

It was a perfect motto to advertise the mission of one of America’s most storied and respected news organizations — a newspaper that has won 76 Pulitzer Prizes since 1936 — and herald the new ownership of a company that had been run by one family for 80 years.

[Sparticus]

Bye bye Cam. Don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya.

[Nervous Tick]

Great news! After he quits, Cameron Barr is moving to England. Good riddance, rat-boy.

[HYPOCRACY]

Oh no! Not Cameron Barr! Any relation to fat traitor Bill Barr?

[edwinland]

“he assured its editors and reporters — myself included — that”

WaPo writer doesn’t even know when to use “myself.” It should be “me included,”

You assure yourself. Jeff Bezos assures you.

[rlmorel]

What? Cameron Carr is leaving his "job" at the Washington Post????

[Flaming Conservative]

Oh, boo hoo. So Bezos wants a little real journalism? They act like that’s a bad thing.

[Paladin2]

Sell it to S0r0$?

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Just die already.

[MNJohnnie]

Wow This is exactly what is wrong with “journalism”. People with no real world accomplishments, limited IQs and vast over sized egos.

[blackdog]

Self-termination is the way employees can remedy substantive differences with grace and class when one finds themselves no longer of value to the employer. I sincerely doubt Jeff Bezos needs business consulting advice from the hired help, however.

[blackdog]

Liberal Talk Radio, Cam. Go build your money pit and put some skin in the game. Jeff Bezos did. He sold books out of his garage.

[Antioch]

He’s upset that the post was losing its non-partisan truth seeking objectivity and the last straw was when Bezos wouldn’t let them endorse Karmala.

Liberalism is a mental illness.

[Indy Pendance]

Sounds just like a whiny fed employee.

[Indy Pendance]

More like they lost their USAID gravy train.

[Bullish]

Hey Cam, GFY Jackass.

[aquila48]

Great news!

[aquila48]

“Great news! After he quits, Cameron Barr is moving to England. “

A twofer! - Wonderful!

[No name given]

No, just no. Gyorgy boy is ridiculously overpowered as it is, he doesn’t need any more power at all.

[No name given]

He PROBABLY is one.