#2nd deep-pocketed white knight joins bid for Tribune Publishing

#2nd deep-pocketed white knight joins bid for Tribune Publishing

“#2nd deep-pocketed white knight joins bid for Tribune Publishing” A Swiss-born billionaire has become the latest white knight to seek to wrestle control of Tribune Publishing from cost-cutting hedge fund Alden Global Management. Hansjorg Wyss, former CEO of medical device manufacturer Synthes who resides in Wyoming, told the New York Times he’s teaming up with…

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#Radar Online sold to Dylan Howard, beefs up staff

#Radar Online sold to Dylan Howard, beefs up staff

“#Radar Online sold to Dylan Howard, beefs up staff” Dylan Howard, who played a key role in the National Enquirer’s “catch and kill” scandal before exiting American Media last year, has quietly purchased Radar Online from his former company, now known as A360Media. Howard is expected to run the celebrity and gossip website separately from…

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#Asbury Park Press makes changes amid caption mess

#Asbury Park Press makes changes amid caption mess

“#Asbury Park Press makes changes amid caption mess” The photojournalist behind the “f—king hot nurse” caption in the Asbury Park Press no longer has a job with Gannett-owned daily, which has promised to start requiring two sets of eyes on every story. “The reporter in question is no longer with the company,” APP executive editor…

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#Unexpected white knight emerges for Tribune Publishing

#Unexpected white knight emerges for Tribune Publishing

“#Unexpected white knight emerges for Tribune Publishing” The plot thickens around the future of Tribune Publishing owner of Chicago Tribune, the New York Daily News and others papers. In the latest twist, biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the LA times owner with a 24-percent stake in Tribune, dashed any lingering hope that he’d emerge as…

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