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Archives: August 6, 2013

“Katharine and I not only hadn’t wanted to do it; we literally hadn’t thought about it. Seven years of declining revenues will give you new ideas.”
Finding a great profile or in-depth interview can be like finding a needle in a haystack; Google’s new algorithm is here to help.
The modern newspaper owner can exert control over their company through the infrastructure and design of the paper, Ananny argues.
“Good enterprising reporting of ideas on basic issues can in many cases be as important as the reporting of action. The decisive point in many great events comes long before the event happens.”
“With improved methods of transmitting information, it may not be necessary to keep a man at police headquarters all day to write routine stories from the crumbs of information that come his way.”
As the owner of Amazon, Bezos has focused on long-term investment and perfecting the customer experience, both of which may be a good sign for the Post.