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CNN's Opinion section is no more
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Why isn’t James Murdoch protesting “far-right firebrand” Elon Musk?
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The Paramount merger is a mess. Can an FCC rule change save it?
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Comcast buys Warner or Warner buys Paramount? The next big media deal is inching closer.
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Trump-friendly Teamsters could still object to Paramount merger: Exclusive
Ellison's Skydance faces another challenge in getting Paramount merger approved
Published on JoshOnBusiness (JOBs) • 
The Slow Death of the Ad Holding Co.
As WPP shrinks and IPG disappears into Omnicom, can Madison Avenue preserve the legacy of the creative ad agencies?
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The Paramount merger is a mess. Can an FCC rule change save it?
Major shareholder Mario Gabelli weighs joining the NYC pensions' case against Paramount & Skydance. Edgar Bronfman Jr. gets ready to testify.
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The dark lord of Silicon Valley
Peter Thiel enters the chat
Published on How to Survive the Broligarchy • 
Cannes: The Critics Loved It But Will It Sell?
The jury went for movies about ordinary people battling life under dictatorships.
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The Gist, a female-founded sports newsletter, is ready for its break-out moment.
Women’s sports are hot, the media that covers it isn't far behind.
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Trump tariffs are already hitting freelance ad budgets.
One ad agency cut rates in half.
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CBS News pulls job offer from a TV producer over Trump posting.
Plus: Marty Baron, Ted Boutrous, Peter Baker and Taylor Lorenz on President Trump versus the News Media.
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Happy 94th Birthday Rupert Murdoch
Fox News, WSJ and the NY Post push back on Trump. "That's not clarity!"
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Claire Atkinson
The Media Mix
The Media Mix
I report on what's happening in communications. I'm also the author of a new upcoming biography on Rupert Murdoch. You can find me on one side of the Atlantic or the other.
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