'Score one for the blackmailers’: How early newspapers used extortion as a business model

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Allegations by Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos against the National Enquirer have resurfaced the ugly history of newspapers blackmailing high society members of their communities.

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Did he send you a check or picture of something 😂 Tell me Don’t be shy ☺️

Amazon dumped its plan to built a 2nd NYC headquarters. NYC is a disaster. Amazon would be better off taking over the Lordstown, Ohio vacated plant. The facilities are already in place. Right on Ohio Turnpike, midway between Pitt and Clev. 300 miles from Chico & NYC.

The Hamilton-Burr duel was instigated by newspapers making scurrilous accusations, many of them by the principals.

as if this does not happens anymore. Yeah, right!

There is a difference between blackmail and showing the truth to readers. When the news is not in line with your wishes you call it blackmail!!

This Washington Post game drink from the same cup. The Washington Post supports terrorists for money from countries such as Qatar, Turkey and Iran

Blackmail has a lot of different forms,one is when you repeatedly makeup news based on your interests&keep pushing it knowingly it’s not supported with any evidence whatsoever to your readers, Bezos&the WP a live examples of that,like the saying the chickens coming home to roost

We’re back to William Randolph Hurst’s yellow journalism period. Except now, it’s that fucker Murdoch et al.

maggieNYT Sounds like the sister company of the WaPo amazon

You’re no better than the National Enquirer, fake news. You’re all the same. You’re not fooling anyone.

How is unbiased in any stories involving their boss?

I mean, I know he signs the checks for you guys, but as 'journalists', doesn't it kill you just a little inside to be writing about your boss' indiscretions? In better times, you'd probably recuse yourselves from covering this and just post wire reports on the matter.

Can you tell us how Fake News WAPO uses Fake News as a business model? Thanks guys.

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