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Alex Sherman / Bloomberg:
Source: Charter Communications rebuffs SoftBank's proposal for merger with Sprint — Charter Communications Inc. isn't interested in a merger with Masayoshi Son's Sprint Corp. following a published report that the Japanese billionaire was seeking such a deal, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Sprint has proposed a merger with Charter Communications; proposal calls for new publicly traded entity that would be controlled by SoftBank — Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son seeks to create media and communications giant controlled by SoftBank, sources say
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Heidi N. Moore / Washington Post:
Scaramucci's media tactics reflect the aggressive, personal approach often used by financial firms on reporters — When Anthony Scaramucci took over as White House communications director, prompting the resignation of press secretary Sean Spicer, the initial reaction from Washington journalists was warily optimistic.
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Axios:
Sources: Anthony Scaramucci has told associates he plans to dramatically pare back his interactions with journalists following his comments to The New Yorker — Incoming White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has told associates he plans to dramatically pare back his interactions …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Scaramucci's comments suggest he doesn't know or doesn't care about the basic rules of communicating with the press
Scaramucci's comments suggest he doesn't know or doesn't care about the basic rules of communicating with the press
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BuzzFeed:
Sources: Mikhail Lesin, Putin's former media czar who founded Russia Today, was murdered in DC just before a planned meeting with US Justice Department — Vladimir Putin's former media czar was murdered in Washington, DC on the eve of a planned meeting with the U.S. Justice Department …
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Emerson Collective, founded by Laurene Powell Jobs, agrees to acquire a majority stake in The Atlantic, with full ownership possible in the coming years — Emerson Collective, the organization founded by Laurene Powell Jobs, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in The Atlantic magazine …
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Kara Swisher / Recode:
Katie Couric is ending her Yahoo show and departing Oath, but will work with Oath case-by-case for projects — But the longtime TV news star will still work with the company on a project basis. — Katie Couric is ending her flagship Web interview show for Yahoo, as well as a range …
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Sources: Choire Sicha will be the next editor of The New York Times Styles section — After a prolonged search, the former Gawker and Awl editor ascends. — Choire Sicha will be the next editor of The New York Times Styles section, multiple sources familiar with the matter confirmed to Vanity Fair.
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Michael Calderone / HuffPost:
Pulitzer-winning reporter James Risen is taking a buyout from The New York Times after nearly two decades
Pulitzer-winning reporter James Risen is taking a buyout from The New York Times after nearly two decades
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Jamie Merrill / Middle East Eye:
Saudi Sultan Mohamed Abuljadayel has acquired up to 50% of parent company of the UK's The Independent; source says investment could be as high as £100M — Sultan Mohamed Abuljadayel gains ‘significant control’ of the Independent alongside Russian media mogul Evgeny Lebedev
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
AT&T Confirms John Stankey Will Oversee Time Warner Post-Merger — AT&T announced executive changes to prep for its $85 billion takeover of Time Warner, including confirming that John Stankey will be running a new media organization that includes Time Warner.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Information is launching an incubator that will support subscription news startups — Former Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Lessin has already launched her own subscription news company, The Information. Now, she wants to help others do the same, Axios has learned.
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Newswise:
Greta Van Susteren is named a senior fellow at the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy — Education, Government/Law, Internet Trends, Media and Journalism, Technology, Cybersecurity, Local - California, Local - LA Metro — Newswise — LOS ANGELES _ July 27 …