Marty Baron
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I think I would, actually, because I think I did a good job while I was there, and I think that was appreciated, and I was supported by the owner and the publisher at the time. Obviously, some things have changed, but I think it would be very risky for them to fire me And the news department continues to maintain its independence from the owner.
I think I would, actually, because I think I did a good job while I was there, and I think that was appreciated, and I was supported by the owner and the publisher at the time. Obviously, some things have changed, but I think it would be very risky for them to fire me And the news department continues to maintain its independence from the owner.
I think I would, actually, because I think I did a good job while I was there, and I think that was appreciated, and I was supported by the owner and the publisher at the time. Obviously, some things have changed, but I think it would be very risky for them to fire me And the news department continues to maintain its independence from the owner.
The owner has not interfered in the news coverage as far as I know. And I think all of us would know because there would be an explosive reaction within the newsroom if he had interfered. So, yes, I think I would keep my job.
The owner has not interfered in the news coverage as far as I know. And I think all of us would know because there would be an explosive reaction within the newsroom if he had interfered. So, yes, I think I would keep my job.
The owner has not interfered in the news coverage as far as I know. And I think all of us would know because there would be an explosive reaction within the newsroom if he had interfered. So, yes, I think I would keep my job.
Well, I think what they're afraid of is they're afraid of being made a target by Trump, that he's going to do severe damage to their other commercial interests. I think in the case of Bezos, he's afraid of the impact that Trump can have on Amazon, which has enormous contracts, particularly in the area of cloud computing services with the federal government.
Well, I think what they're afraid of is they're afraid of being made a target by Trump, that he's going to do severe damage to their other commercial interests. I think in the case of Bezos, he's afraid of the impact that Trump can have on Amazon, which has enormous contracts, particularly in the area of cloud computing services with the federal government.
Well, I think what they're afraid of is they're afraid of being made a target by Trump, that he's going to do severe damage to their other commercial interests. I think in the case of Bezos, he's afraid of the impact that Trump can have on Amazon, which has enormous contracts, particularly in the area of cloud computing services with the federal government.
And he has a private commercial space venture called Blue Origin, which had fallen well behind SpaceX, the Elon Musk company, but was at the point of launching a rocket into orbit and then being able to start to compete really with SpaceX. It has now launched that rocket successfully into orbit, but it's highly dependent on contracts with the federal government.
And he has a private commercial space venture called Blue Origin, which had fallen well behind SpaceX, the Elon Musk company, but was at the point of launching a rocket into orbit and then being able to start to compete really with SpaceX. It has now launched that rocket successfully into orbit, but it's highly dependent on contracts with the federal government.
And he has a private commercial space venture called Blue Origin, which had fallen well behind SpaceX, the Elon Musk company, but was at the point of launching a rocket into orbit and then being able to start to compete really with SpaceX. It has now launched that rocket successfully into orbit, but it's highly dependent on contracts with the federal government.
And I think that's true of the other companies as well, the parent companies of CBS and ABC. So in the case of ABC, Disney depends on the federal government for approval of mergers and things like that, does not want to be in conflict with the president of the United States. And of course, Paramount, which owns CBS, wants to execute a merger with Skydance, and that requires approval by the FCC.
And I think that's true of the other companies as well, the parent companies of CBS and ABC. So in the case of ABC, Disney depends on the federal government for approval of mergers and things like that, does not want to be in conflict with the president of the United States. And of course, Paramount, which owns CBS, wants to execute a merger with Skydance, and that requires approval by the FCC.
And I think that's true of the other companies as well, the parent companies of CBS and ABC. So in the case of ABC, Disney depends on the federal government for approval of mergers and things like that, does not want to be in conflict with the president of the United States. And of course, Paramount, which owns CBS, wants to execute a merger with Skydance, and that requires approval by the FCC.
Well, absolutely. Look, I mean, Trump during his campaign promised to seek retribution on his perceived political enemies. That's what he's doing right now.
Well, absolutely. Look, I mean, Trump during his campaign promised to seek retribution on his perceived political enemies. That's what he's doing right now.
Well, absolutely. Look, I mean, Trump during his campaign promised to seek retribution on his perceived political enemies. That's what he's doing right now.
You can see that, of course, in his attacks on law firms, law firms that have represented individuals and institutions that were opposed to him, seeking to bar them from access to federal government buildings, seeking to deny them any contracts with the federal government, basically punish them in every conceivable way. way, and really he's seeking to destroy those law firms.
You can see that, of course, in his attacks on law firms, law firms that have represented individuals and institutions that were opposed to him, seeking to bar them from access to federal government buildings, seeking to deny them any contracts with the federal government, basically punish them in every conceivable way. way, and really he's seeking to destroy those law firms.