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Vox Media Is Raising $100 Million From Penske Media

The deal is the latest in a series of acquisitions and investments made by Penske Media, the owner of a swath of entertainment and trade…

Washington Post Lays Off 20 Journalists

A further 30 open positions will not be filled. The overall size of the newsroom is expected to return to its current level after The…

Vice, a Beleaguered Avatar of New Media, Hangs a ‘For Sale’ Sign

Vice, which has struggled to achieve profitability in recent years, has formed a special committee to find suitors.

Jeff Bezos Visits The Washington Post as Layoffs Loom

With questions hovering about the financial performance of the news organization, its billionaire owner checked in with senior leaders.

Media Start-up Semafor Plans to Buy Out Sam Bankman-Fried’s Investment

Semafor is one of several media companies that received money from Mr. Bankman-Fried or his affiliates before his cryptocurrency company fell apart and he was…

Barry Diller Explores Sale of The Daily Beast

The tech mogul’s company has hired Whisper Advisors, an advisory firm, to find potential buyers for the digital publication.

Rebecca Blumenstein, a Senior Times Editor, Takes a Top Role at NBC News

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.

Former CNN Digital Chief Named Publisher of Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Andrew Morse, who was an architect of CNN+, plans to team up with Axios to grow the newspaper’s digital business

YouTube Reaches Deal for N.F.L. Sunday Ticket

Tech giants including Apple, Amazon and YouTube’s owner, Google, pursued the rights to stream the N.F.L. games.

What AMC’s Streaming Troubles Say About the Greater TV Industry

The company has struggled to earn enough from streaming to make up for losses from its traditional cable business. It is a story widespread in…