So when that corporate behemoth buys one of the country’s national newspapers—it’s a conflict writ large as can or should be. But things as they are, reporting on Amazon has in general looked more like representing that conflict than confronting it. Their database, Violation Tracker Global, notes more than $2.4 billion in misconduct penalties for Amazon since 2010. Arlene Martinez is deputy executive director and communications director at Good Jobs First. Transcript: ‘Regulatory Agencies Need to Make Sure Amazon Is Broken Up or Contained’Also: A few years back, Amazon, like it does, dangled the prospect of locating a headquarters in New York City.