簡介:◎「轉手、易主」的英語怎麼說? ◎ 什麼是 take the reins? ◎ convention 的常見意思 The Reinvention of WaPo under Bezos Founded in December of 1877, the Washington Post is a long-respected legacy publication with an illustrious past. The winner of 47 Pulitzer Prizes, the paper is probably best known for breaking the notorious Watergate scandal, along with its subsequent role in the resignation of disgraced then American president Richard Nixon. After generations of critically lauded oversight by the venerated Graham family, the daily changed hands in 2013 when a $250 million deal transferred full ownership from Donald E. Graham to multi-billionaire entrepreneur and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. 貝佐斯的華郵改造之路 創立於 1877 年十二月的《華盛頓郵報》是一家長久以來備受敬重且擁有輝煌歷史的傳奇出版業者。這家報紙曾贏得 47 座普立茲獎,最知名的也許是揭露惡名昭彰的水門案,以及後續促成名譽掃地的時任美國總統尼克森辭職下台。在備受尊崇的葛蘭姆家族數個世代以來對《華盛頓郵報》的主導廣獲好評後,這份日報於 2013 年轉手經營,以兩億五千萬美元將完整所有權從唐納.E.葛蘭姆手中移交給億萬富翁企業家暨亞馬遜執行長傑夫.貝佐斯。 |
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