Mediagazer: Amazon will stop emailing popular Washington Post articles to customers as of November 5, possibly to avoid accusations of partisanship (Spencer Soper/Bloomberg)

4:26 PM ET, November 3, 2018

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Spencer Soper / Bloomberg:

Amazon will stop emailing popular Washington Post articles to customers as of November 5, possibly to avoid accusations of partisanship — - Online retailer distances itself from Bezos-owned newspaper — Trump has said news organization is Amazon's ‘chief lobbyist’

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Bloomberg:

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Brian Stelter / CNN:

Washington Post announces Press Freedom Partnership in coordination with CPJ, Reporters without Borders, and others to champion independent press — New York (CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the Reliable Sources newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.

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