SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Kara Swisher, a tech journalist who as soon as described herself because the “liberal lesbian Donald Trump of San Francisco,” has reportedly floated a plan to however the Washington Publish with a gaggle of wealthy individuals. Besides one, that’s. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is just not invited.
Swisher, talking to Axios, mentioned the was all for rounding up a gaggle of buyers to purchase the paper from present proprietor Jeff Bezos. Swisher, who relies in San Francisco, started her profession as an intern on the WaPo and later went on to work on the paper as a tech reporter.
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“The Post can do better,” mentioned the podcaster, creator, journalist and CNN contributor to Axios. “It’s so maddening to see what’s happening. Why not me? Why not any of us?”
The Washington Publish was criticized over the last election for failing to endorse a presidential candidate for the primary time in many years.
This isn’t the primary time there have been rumblings about Swisher wanting to purchase the Publish. In his fall publication, former CNN host Oliver Darcy reported that Swisher was all for placing collectively a gaggle of rich buyers to purchase the paper.
However whereas she’s out soliciting billionaires to probably wrest the paper from Bezos’ grasp, one particular person she will not be making an attempt to get on board is Musk.
“Hopefully not Elon,” she informed Axios, “although he appears fairly busy nowadays being President (Not) Elect.
One potential roadblock for Swisher, as identified by Axios, is that Bezos, who not too long ago misplaced the title of “richest person in the world” to Musk, has proven no indication he’s prepared to promote the newspaper.