Sharon Waxman, is the founder, CEO and Editor in Chief of TheWrap. She is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, and was a Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times. Twitter: @sharonwaxman
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Hollywood Reporter, Billboard Set for Deep Staffing Cuts by Owner Valence Media (Exclusive)
Up to $10 million in cuts are slated for next week on the heels of the firing of THR editorial director Matthew Belloni
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Read Matt Belloni’s Exit Memo to Staff: ‘Ambitious People Can Disagree’
He writes: “Well-meaning, diligent, ambitious people can disagree about fundamental priorities and strategies”
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Hollywood Reporter Editor Matt Belloni Steps Down Amid Debate Over Editorial Independence
After 14 years with THR, Belloni clashed with the CEOs over editorial matters
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California Can Tackle the COVID-19 Testing Problem With Technology and Entrepreneurship
What keeps troubling me in all this is the lack of coordination with the most obvious actors who can drive positive change: technologists
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Can Social Media and Technology Come to the Rescue in a Pandemic?
Jaron Lanier, the internet philosopher who wrote “Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now,” offers his advice
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Warner Bros Debates Whether ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Should Skip Theaters for Streaming (Exclusive)
The discussion at Warner follows Universal’s plan to distribute “Trolls World Tour” on streaming platforms
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Should Quibi Launch in April Amid Coronavirus? Dilemmas of a $1.75 Billion Start-Up
“Bad news for everybody in their day-to-day lives is good news for Quibi,” Paul Hardart, a former Warner Bros. executive, tells TheWrap
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California Bank CEO Calls for ‘Emergency Action’ to Avoid Deluge of Small Business Bankruptcies
“If we don’t get out in front of it, this will be worse than 2008,” First Choice Bank’s Nicole Swain says
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Coronavirus Meets Hollywood. What Now?
How big will that economic thumping be? Impossible to say. And don’t believe anyone who tries to hand you a hard number
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Harvey Weinstein Gets an Ending Even He Couldn’t Have Scripted
The sentence is a reality warp for those of us who knew Weinstein at the height of his power
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Inside Bob Iger’s Sudden Disney Departure as CEO and Hollywood’s Surprised Response
Studio executives and Hollywood power players are still questioning the timing and suddenness of Iger’s exit
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Former Warner Bros CEO Kevin Tsujihara Seeks Next Move One Year After Ouster
Insiders say former executive has been “making the rounds” around town
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Hollywood Shuns Jamal Khashoggi Doc ‘The Dissident’ Over Fear of Saudi Backlash, Insiders Say
Distributors are steering clear of Oscar-winning Bryan Fogel’s acclaimed film following Sundance premiere
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What Netflix’s ‘Love Is Blind’ Says About Modern Dating – and the Desperation for Fame
Some seriously bad consequences may ensue. Also, marriage
