Was Nikki Finke a genius or a monster? Friends and colleagues try to make sense of the entertainment industry’s brashest chronicler.
Category: News and News Media
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Nikki Finke Was the Most Hated Reporter in Hollywood
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Vice, a Beleaguered Avatar of New Media, Hangs a ‘For Sale’ Sign
The New York Times – Business:Vice, which has struggled to achieve profitability in recent years, has formed a special committee to find suitors.
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Jeff Bezos Visits The Washington Post as Layoffs Loom
The New York Times – Business:With questions hovering about the financial performance of the news organization, its billionaire owner checked in with senior leaders.
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GOP in Talks With Networks About Debates, and Even CNN Is Included
The New York Times – Business:Conversations between R.N.C. officials and television executives signal that the contours of the Republican nominating contest are shaping up.
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CoinDesk Broke Big News About FTX. Now the News Is Closer to Home.
The New York Times – Business:The parent company of CoinDesk, one of the first news sites focused on the industry, faces questions about the operations and financial health of some of its subsidiaries.
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‘Based on a True Story’ (Except the Parts That Aren’t)
The New York Times – Business:The entertainment genre of historical drama is flourishing — and riddled with inaccuracies. The untrue parts are leading to more public spats and lawsuits.
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Rebecca Blumenstein, a Senior Times Editor, Takes a Top Role at NBC News
The New York Times – Business:The appointment of Ms. Blumenstein, a deputy managing editor at The Times, is a part of a broad overhaul of the news division at NBCUniversal.
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Blake Hounshell, ‘On Politics’ Editor at The Times, Dies at 44
The New York Times – Business:He was managing editor of Foreign Policy magazine and a top editor at Politico before overseeing The Times’s popular political newsletter.
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Can Ron DeSantis Avoid Meeting the Press?
The New York Times – Business:The Florida governor easily won re-election despite little engagement with mainstream news outlets, another sign of partisan division ahead of the 2024 presidential race.
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Phoenix Police Investigate Their Detention of a Wall Street Journal Reporter
The New York Times – Business:The reporter, Dion Rabouin, who is Black, was handcuffed and placed in a police vehicle after conducting interviews outside a bank in November.
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Bernard Kalb, Veteran Foreign Correspondent, Is Dead at 100
The New York Times – Business:He covered wars, revolutions and diplomatic breakthroughs for CBS, NBC and The New York Times. He also served, briefly and unhappily, as a State Department spokesman.