David Hoffmann has already bought 5 percent of one of America’s largest newspaper companies. Now, he wants to control the whole thing.
Category: News and News Media
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Trump Ratchets Up Threats on the Media
Presidents are not all-powerful, but, if elected, Donald Trump would have some influence with the federal regulators who oversee major television networks.
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How Moldova’s Most Popular T.V. Host Torched Her Career With a Startling Life Choice
Natalia Morari once reported on corrupt business in Moldova. Now she has upset many by having a son with a tycoon accused of corruption, and running against the pro-West president in elections.
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Amazon Enters News With Live Election Coverage From Brian Williams
The tech giant has been increasing live programming on its streaming service, but this will be its first test with news.
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Kamala Harris Arrived for a Fox Interview. She Got a Debate.
The vice president’s sit-down with Bret Baier was her most contentious meeting with a journalist since becoming the Democratic nominee.
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TMZ Criticized for Image Said to Be of Liam Payne, One Direction Singer
After a torrent of criticism, TMZ removed the image of a body without explanation.
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‘Weird’ and ‘Surreal’: How Media Outlets Covered Trump’s Musical Town Hall
When former President Donald J. Trump played D.J. at a campaign event on Monday, both liberal and conservative media outlets described it as “surreal.”
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Kjersti Flaa’s Celebrity Interviews Are Intended to Start Conversations
Kjersti Flaa’s awkward interviews with Blake Lively and Anne Hathaway from years ago blew up online. She may release more because “the times are a little different.”
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Washington Post C.E.O. Elevates Deal-Making to a Top Priority
Will Lewis has said that he has a mandate from the paper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, to grow the business, including through acquisitions.
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Evan Gershkovich, U.S. Journalist Imprisoned in Russia, Will Publish a Memoir
The memoir, which will cover his time in prison and Russia’s move toward autocracy, will be published by Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
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Trump Agrees to ‘Women’s Issues’ Event on Fox News but Shuns Debate
The audience will be made up of women at the event, a town hall in Georgia to be taped on Tuesday and aired on Wednesday, the network said.