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Rupert Murdoch Relinquishes His Chairs

Thu, Sep. 21, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

Rupert MurdochRupert Murdoch, 92, is stepping down as chairman of Fox Corp and News Corp., effective at the November annual meeting of each company. He will take on the chairman emeritus post at both companies.

Thompson Takes CNN CEO Post

Wed, Aug. 30, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

Mark ThompsonWarner Bros. Discovery has appointed Mark Thompson, former director-general of the BBC and CEO of the New York Times Co., chairman/CEO of CNN Worldwide, effective Oct. 9.

WaPo Names Petersen VP-PR

Thu, Aug. 3, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

Olivia PetersenOlivia Petersen, head of communications at Morning Consult, will join the Washington Post next month as VP-PR.

Media Maneuvers: Alden Global Capital Gobbles Up San Diego U-T

Thu, Jul. 13, 2023

By Steve Barnes

San DiegoThe San Diego Union-Tribune is sold to Alden Global Capital's MediaNews Group... The New York Times closes its sports desk... Microsoft’s wins reprieve as judge squashes FTC's effort to block its $69B Activision Blizzard deal.

Media Maneuvers: Irish Voice Axes Print Edition

Thu, Jul. 6, 2023

By Steve Barnes

Irish VoiceThe Irish Voice, a New York-based newspaper that focuses on news and stories from an Irish-American perspective, put out its last print edition on July 5... Canada's federal government plans to pull all its advertising from Facebook and Instagram... Threads, Instagram's bid to unseat Twitter, goes live.

Media Maneuvers: Vice Media Close to Wrapping Up Fortress Deal

Fri, Jun. 23, 2023

By Steve Barnes

VICEVice Media is moving forward with a deal to be acquired by a group of buyers including Fortress Investment Group... TikTok has signed up former Disney chief communications officer Zenia Mucha as chief brand and communications officer... Meta is responding to a law passed by Canada’s Senate on June 22 by ending the availability of news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms.

Media Maneuvers: BoJo Gets Column in Daily Mail

Fri, Jun. 16, 2023

By Steve Barnes

Boris JohnsonFormer British prime minister Boris Johnson, just a week after resigning from Parliament, has a new job: columnist for the Daily Mail... The Guardian is putting a stop to gambling advertising on all its platforms... Twitter faces a lawsuit from the National Music Publishers’ Association on behalf of 17 music publishers that charge the platform of copyright infringement involving about 1,700 songs

CNN Bounces CEO Licht

Wed, Jun. 7, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

Chris LichtChris Licht, the embattled chairman/CEO of CNN, was fired today in the aftermath of a hard-hitting piece in The Atlantic and Donald Trump's town hall meeting.

Heller Helped Holmes on NYT Profile

Fri, Jun. 2, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

Elizabeth HolmesCrisis guru Risa Heller worked with Elizabeth Holmes to place the puff piece that ran in the New York Times on May 7. The NYT's newsroom is still seething over the profile of the convicted Theranos founder.

Leavy Takes CNN COO Post

Thu, Jun. 1, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

David LeavyDavid Leavy, chief corporate affairs officer at Warner Brothers Discovery, has been named COO of CNN Worldwide, effective June 20.

Media Maneuvers: Luminar Technologies Founder Acquires Forbes

Tue, May 16, 2023

By Steve Barnes

Austin RussellForbes Global Media Holdings is being acquired by Austin Russell, founder and CEO of Luminar Technologies... The Institute for Nonprofit News formally launches its Rural News Network... NBCUniversal’s Peacock signs up as the first streaming service to snag exclusive rights to an NFL playoff game, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Digital News Goes Bust

Wed, May 3, 2023

By Jon Gingerich

Jon GingerichWhy are so many of our most popular disruptor digital brands shutting down?

Newsmax Tunes In Squire Patton Boggs

Thu, Mar. 2, 2023

By Kevin McCauley

NewsmaxNewsmax has hired Squire Patton Boggs to push the line that DirecTV’s decision to drop the network from its line-up represents “conservative censorship.”