Washington Post is sold to Amazon founder

The Washington Post, the US newspaper which brought down a president with its exposure of the Watergate scandal, has been sold to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for 188 million euros. The surprise deal ends the Graham family’s 80-year ownership of one of the country’s most influential publications.

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— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 6, 2013