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Acts of journalism

At Amazon.com, Jeff Bezos has upended industries, now he promises change at The Washington Post — if his history is a guide, he will have all the laughs. J. Max Robins on why Bezos should buy the L.A. Times. Todd Gitlin on how The Washington Post doesn't need a new-media mogul — it needs an old-fashioned one. It’s becoming increasingly clear that the best “new” trends in journalism — from media ownership and aggregation to commenting policies — represent journalism coming full circle to its eighteenth- and nineteenth-century roots. Henry Blodget on how journalism has entered a golden age. David Warsh on the Golden Age of Newspapers: A short history. Choire Sicha on Six Lesser-Known "Golden Ages" of Media, 1991–2005. From TNR, the Sulzbergers say they’re not selling, but if they were, who should buy the paper? (and more on the future of the Times) Felix Salmon on content economics, part 3: Costs. Jack Shafer on how news never made money, and is unlikely to. Sorry, Craig: Study finds Craigslist took $5 billion from newspapers. Matthew Yglesias on Al-Jazeera America and the problem with nonprofit news. One thing Al Jazeera could do to gain credibility: hire an ombudsman. Is Glenn Greenwald's journalism now viewed as a “terrorist” occupation? Alan Rusbridger on David Miranda, schedule 7 and the danger that all reporters now face. You leak, you lose: Nina Burleigh on going to prison for acts of journalism.