"The startup’s tagline, “Not owned by anybody,” is a pointed reference to billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos and other moguls who, in Rubin’s view, have “bent the knee” to President-elect Donald Trump." Quite. I imagine it's difficult for anyone to work in the mainstream media these days knowing more often than not you're part of the problem, whether you do good work or not. Source: Brian Stelter, CNN New York CNN — Veteran opinion columnist Jennifer Rubin is becoming the latest in a long list of Washington Post figures to leave the troubled institution. Rubin is partnering with former White House ethics czar Norm Eisen and launching something new: a startup publication called The Contrarian. The startup’s tagline, “Not owned by anybody,” is a pointed reference to billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos and other moguls who, in Rubin’s view, have “bent the knee” to President-elect Donald Trump. “Our goal is to combat, with every fiber of our being, the authoritarian threat that we face,” Rubin told CNN in an interview ahead of the publication’s introduction. Rubin also called out the Washington Post for recent failings, giving specific examples.read more

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    "Jeff Bezos and his fellow billionaires accommodate and enable the most acute threat to American democracy—Donald Trump." ...
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    Early Monday morning, January 13, a bombshell announcement came from longtime Washington Post columnist Jennfier Rubin: She is leaving the Post and is starting a new publication with attorney Norm L.
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    Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has faced criticism since killing a Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris in the election against Donald Trump.
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  • NeverTrump Blogger Jen Rubin Leaves WaPo To Start ‘Contrarian’ Outlet Jam-Packed With Lefties
    Prominent anti-Trump blogger Jen Rubin is leaving The Washington Post, citing owner Jeff Bezos’ $1 million donation to President-elect Trump’s inauguration fund, she announced Monday. Rubin, formerly ...
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