The Low-Key British Newshound Taking Charge of The Washington Post
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The Low-Key British Newshound Taking Charge of The Washington Post

Robert Winnett is virtually unknown in the U.S. and keeps a low profile in his native Britain, too. This fall, he will oversee the newsroom of Woodward and Bernstein.
U.K. Moves to Bar Foreign State Ownership of Newspapers, a Blow to Telegraph Bid
Posted inConservative Party (Great Britain) Daily Telegraph, The (British Newspaper) Fraser Nelson Great Britain Newspapers Redbird IMI Media Joint Venture LLC The Spectator (Magazine) United Arab Emirates

U.K. Moves to Bar Foreign State Ownership of Newspapers, a Blow to Telegraph Bid

A roughly $1 billion bid from the former CNN chief Jeff Zucker and his Emirati backers raised concerns among lawmakers over a storied conservative newspaper.
U.K. Opens Inquiry Into Jeff Zucker’s Emirati-Backed Bid for The Telegraph
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U.K. Opens Inquiry Into Jeff Zucker’s Emirati-Backed Bid for The Telegraph

British regulators announced a review into whether the bid, backed mostly by funds from the United Arab Emirates, could result in adverse foreign influence over the British press.