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'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties

Amazon founder and <!-- raw HTML omitted -->Washington Post<!-- raw HTML omitted --> owner Jeff Bezos, shown above next to his wife, Lauren Sanchez, and other digital titans, at the inauguration of President Trump in January, has written: "When it comes to the appearance of conflict, I am not an ideal owner of The <!-- raw HTML omitted -->Post<!-- raw HTML omitted -->." The<!-- raw HTML omitted --> Post<!-- raw HTML omitted --> has published several recent editorials that did not disclose they focused on matters in which Bezos had an interest.

Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.

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