Mediagazer: 11 Democratic senators call on Justice Department to scrutinize AT&T/Time Warner merger for potential harm to consumers (John Eggerton/Broadcasting & Cable)

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Wenner Media to sell Men's Journal to American Media Inc., publisher of The National Enquirer and buyer of Us Weekly in March — First, Wenner Media sold nearly half of its ownership of Rolling Stone. Then it sold its celebrity magazine Us Weekly. And now, on the eve of Rolling Stone's …

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