Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Buys Washington Post for $250 Million

Blockbuster news broke late this afternoon that the Washington Post newspaper has been purchased by Amazon owner and founder Jeff Bezos.

The Washington Post’s online properties, such as Slate and TheRoot.com, are not part of the deal.

The purchase also doesn’t include the land, meaning it’s a pure content buy by Bezos.

Jeff Bezos says he is retaining current management team and will stay in the “other” Washington, where he “loves his day job.”

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