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The Bezos-WaPo Plot Thickens

News and notes on the rag trade during an astonishing week: The Washington Post winnows its search, Mark Thompson makes CNN’s debate case, and an Axios reporter laps the field.

Until recently, Jeff Bezos had been relying on Patty Stonesifer, his longtime confidant and Amazon board member, to winnow the pool down from seemingly every media executive under the sun.
Until recently, Jeff Bezos had been relying on Patty Stonesifer, his longtime confidant and Amazon board member, to winnow the pool down from seemingly every media executive under the sun. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Dylan Byers
October 19, 2023

This week, Jeff Bezos began the process of conducting in-person interviews with the final two candidates for the Washington Post publisher and C.E.O. position, the last step in a months-long search for an executive leader who can reverse the fortunes of a storied news company still on the hunt for a vision—and a sustainable revenue model—in the post-Trump, post-Marty Baron era.