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Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of Blackmail

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Re: Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of Blackmail

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Post by chockZ »

loeg wrote: post #63
CydeWeys wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A New York Times article is not "blogspam".

Usually not, but this one surely is. It's 90% direct quotes and paraphrase from the primary source, adding nothing of value; and it elides the incredibly relevant letters exchanged between Bezos et al and AMI. I think it's a pretty great example of how to blogspam and it's somewhat tragic that the NYT is resorting to blogspam for clicks.

I'm sorry, but how else would you write about this story? Is the NY Times just supposed to not cover it? The story is literally the post by Jeff Bezos, which they link to first in their article.

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Post by ousta »

kentm wrote: post #50
ahoy wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

cool legal system we have where you can literally pay to win

What Gawker did to Hulk Hogan was illegal and unethical. And when they were told to take the video down by a judge they refused to do so. Gawker lost because they were in the wrong and were destroyed because they refused to just take the L

gawker deserved everything it happened and more. https://i.4pcdn.org/pol/1444591425984.jpg

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Post by lxmorj »

ggm wrote: post #90

I can relate to a plague on both their houses but it is important to worry a bit about 'law of unintended consequences' effects. Bezos is going to get something ordinary mortals cannot, (redress) because of his money. So he isn't a champion for fundamental rights against press abuse, he's a champion for millionaires rights. A real win here is for a global press industry to adopt redress measures ordinary people can u…

I don't buy that "buying your shit at huge markup from a local shop" is some great boone to a community. It's effectively a tax on everyone in town, subsidizing the one family that owns the shop. There are plenty of businesses that are more local-friendly, but household necessities aren't one of them.

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Post by killjoywashere »

rajacombinator wrote: post #95
FreedomToCreate wrote: post #5

To modify a quote from The Dark Knight: "Let me get this straight, you think one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in the world, who owns the Washington Post and pays out of his own pocket to send rockets to space, won't stand up for himself so your plan is to blackmail this person? Good Luck

Keep in mind the people on the other side of this, according to Bezos, are the Saudis. I’d bet on their luck over his.

The Saud family won't spend a dime on this. What do you do with a dangerously incompetent employee? You fire them.

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Post by gnicholas »

TLC555 wrote: post #10

Can someone enlighten me: what is the motivation anyone has to send a di__ pic? Not being rhetorical.

Also, how is it that the AMI guy misspelled this phrase in his email (added a "k" to the end). I'd think he'd be quite familiar with this term, given his line of work.

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Post by aerovistae »

sytelus wrote: post #96
aerovistae wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same thing I was thinking. That said, I hate the National Enquirer and I am praying this leads to their destruction. On a tangentially related note I also believe there ought to be laws restricting paparazzi from harassing people. I think it's awful every time I see someone trying to walk down the street or out of a hospital or courthouse and swarmed by cameras that won't leave them alone even in moments of grief. Th…

You are missing the point. Entities like National Enquirer are not like Gawker that was bankrupted by Thiel with his wealth might. These entities are funded by politics aka American GDP aka your tax dollars. As Bezos clearly outlined in this letter, Trump administration helped these people have very lucrative deals with Saudies to get their financing, very likely, US government doing some favors to Saudies in return.…

You might overestimate how much people care to pour into the National Enquirer. Or I might underestimate it, sure. Time will tell.

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Post by Shivetya »

aerovistae wrote: post #28
FreedomToCreate wrote: post #5

To modify a quote from The Dark Knight: "Let me get this straight, you think one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in the world, who owns the Washington Post and pays out of his own pocket to send rockets to space, won't stand up for himself so your plan is to blackmail this person? Good Luck

Same thing I was thinking. That said, I hate the National Enquirer and I am praying this leads to their destruction. On a tangentially related note I also believe there ought to be laws restricting paparazzi from harassing people. I think it's awful every time I see someone trying to walk down the street or out of a hospital or courthouse and swarmed by cameras that won't leave them alone even in moments of grief. Th…

Well they have broken some amazing stories, they pretty much ended John Edwards career in the face of a lot of criticism. They broke their first in 2006 and followed up with the final is 2008.

so while tabloids can be annoying they sometimes are capable of breaking a story, usually only the sordid type, but those can be amazing

Re: Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of Blackmail

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Post by outworlder »

ahoy wrote: post #43
JimmyAustin wrote: post #19

Peter Thiel (worth 2.5b) destroyed Gawker with a contribution of 10m to Hulk Hogan's legal fund. If Bezos contributed a similar proportion of his fortune (112b), he would be contributing 448m. Not only is the National Enquirer about to be in the shitfight of its life, but every single other lawsuit it's going to be facing will be armed to the teeth with amazing legal talent. Couldn't have happened to nicer people.

cool legal system we have where you can literally pay to win

> cool legal system we have where you can literally pay to win

No, because he is not rewriting any laws. The laws are already on his side.

There is a deeper issue where parties without adequate resources may be provided ineffective representation.

The US legal system may have its flaws, but you should really see how the legal systems in some 3rd world countries operate. Those can be literally pay to win.

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