Kara Swisher, the popular podcaster and pioneering tech journalist, is trying to round up a group of rich people to fund a bid for the Washington Post.

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Kara Swisher Wants Group to Buy the Washington Post

“The Post can do better,” Kara Swisher told Axios. “It’s so maddening to see what's happening. ... Why not me? Why not any of us?”

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Tech podcaster pitching ‘long-shot’ bid to buy Washington Post from Jeff Bezos

“Kara Swisher, the popular podcaster and pioneering tech journalist, is trying to round up a group of rich people to fund a bid for the Washington Post,” Axios reports. “One big problem: Jeff Bezos, the owner, has shown no interest in selling.”

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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Kara Swisher, a tech journalist who once described herself as the "liberal lesbian Donald Trump of San Francisco," has reportedly floated a plan to but the Washington Post with a group of rich people. Except one, that is. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is not invited. Swisher, speaking to Axios, said the was interested in rounding up a group of investors to buy the paper from current owner Jeff Bezos. Swisher, who is based in San Fr…

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SF tech journalist Kara Swisher floats plan to buy Washington Post and exclude Elon Musk: report

The veteran tech reporter is putting together a group of investors to make an offer for the storied paper.

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Kara Swisher Wants to Take The Washington Post Off Jeff Bezos’ Hands

AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke Former Washington Post journalist Kara Swisher is quietly lining up her wealthy friends for what she admits is a long-shot effort: buying the newspaper she used to work for. Though the paper’s current owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has shown no sign of entertaining a sale, Swisher is convinced he may one day want out — and she hopes to be ready when that moment arrives. As Swisher sees it, the Post is at a cross…

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Kara Swisher Rallies Billionaire Friends as ‘Long Shot’ Bid to Purchase Washington Post from Jeff Bezos: Report

Swisher believes the Amazon founder will eventually want to sell, since the paper has become a managerial nightmare.

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Scoop: Kara Swisher's long-shot Post bid

Tech journalist and podcaster Kara Swisher wants to add another job title: owner of the Washington Post . Axios reports that Swisher is actively working on what it terms a "long-shot" bid to buy the newspaper from Jeff Bezos, one that involves assembling a team of investors. To be clear, Bezos...

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If Bezos Sells the Post , She Wants to Be Ready

Tech reporter Kara Swisher is assembling a group of investors to purchase The Washington Post from billionaire Jeff Bezos.

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Kara Swisher Rallies Billionaire Friends as ‘Long Shot’ Bid to Purchase Washington Post from Jeff Bezos: Report

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