Is the Morning News Part of Jeff Bezos' Evil Plan To Take Over Everything?

Last week, after I posted the news that the News was partnering with Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post, a human person named Eric Celeste sent me this item, wherein a fellow at Marginal Revolution theorizes about what Bezos might be up to. Just got around to reading it. The gist:

One possible model at work here is simply to buy the best content from everyone else, at cut-rate prices, relying on the willingness of outside sources to price discriminate and shed some marginal IP rights for some marginal revenue. Before the rest of the world is fully aware of what is going on, suddenly you have one of the best news web sites. … WaPo will end up becoming the hub and the others will be feeder spokes, with Wapo paying a fraction of the cost for the content it receives from each one. … Furthermore, at least in the short run, the marketing work is being done by other newspapers, not by WaPo.

Cue the Amazon delivery drones.

Local News

In a Friday Shakeup, 97.1 The Freak Changes Formats and Fires Radio Legend Mike Rhyner

Two reports indicate the demise of The Freak and it's free-flow talk format, and one of its most legendary voices confirmed he had been fired Friday.

By Bethany Erickson

Local News

Habitat For Humanity’s New CEO Is a Big Reason Why the Bond Included Housing Dollars

Ashley Brundage is leaving her longtime post at United Way to try and build more houses in more places. Let's hear how she's thinking about her new job.

By Matt Goodman

Sports News

Greg Bibb Pulls Back the Curtain on Dallas Wings Relocation From Arlington to Dallas

The Wings are set to receive $19 million in incentives over the next 15 years; additionally, Bibb expects the team to earn at least $1.5 million in additional ticket revenue per season thanks to the relocation.

By Ben Swanger