Media
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Chernin Group Gets $200M Investment From Providence Equity Partners
Representatives of Providence will join the Chernin Group’s board of directors, Chernin becomes a senior adviser to Providence
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Washington Post Ombudsman Blasts Paper’s Handling of Young Journalists
As a young blogger resigns, WashPost’s Patrick Pexton criticizes the paper’s lax training of young journalists for the digital age
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A Second ‘Open Letter’ to Ricky Gervais on His Anne Frank Jokes
Guest Blog: Ricky, you must be careful when you joke about the Holocaust — go to Google and see how many people who still feel the Holocaust didn’t go far enough
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Google Leaders Join James Cameron in Space Venture
Planetary Resources will explore the feasibility of mining natural resources from asteroids, a decades-old concept
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Norman Aladjem Leaves Paradigm for Levity
After 8 years at Paradigm, Norm Aladjem becomes president of Levity
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Coroner: Andrew Breitbart Died of Heart Failure, Hardened Arteries
Conservative firebrand Andrew Breitbart had no illicit drugs in his system at time of death, according to an L.A. Times report
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Ricky Gervais to Wrap Blogger: ‘It’s Kosher to Joke About Anne Frank’
Ricky Gervais defends his comedy bit about Anne Frank, which TheWrap blogger Dan Bloom had denounced as “tasteless”
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News Corp. Faces 46 More Lawsuits Over Hacking
News Corp.’s British publishing unit finds itself the target of several more civil suits, making the total over 100
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Kony 2012 Day of Action: Will Protests ‘Cover the Night’ or Fizzle? (Video)
"Cover the Night" project aims to put up posters, stickers and signs of the wanted Lord's Resistance Army leader "in every city, on every block" around the world
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From Rupert Murdoch to Les Moonves, Media Compensation Balloons in 2011
Despite shaky economy and poor stock performance media chief executives enjoyed healthy raises
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English Premiere League Takes Over Fox Sports on ‘Survival Sunday’
Fox will spread nine games across its ever-growing network of sports channels on May 13, leaving one for ESPN
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Jake Gyllenhaal Making U.S. Stage Debut for Roundabout Theatre Company
“Brokeback Mountain” star Jake Gyllenhaal will appear in “If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet” for the Roundabout Theatre
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Rupert Murdoch, Son James to Give Evidence to Phone-Hacking Panel
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch will return to England for another day of testimony about phone hacking
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New York Times Co. Earnings: Advertising, Digital Revenue Slid Over Q1
Net income jumps to $42.1 million from $5.4 million thanks to sales of regional newspapers
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Judge Denies Attempt to Change Name in SAG Merger Lawsuit
Union can not be listed as SAG-AFTRA in complaint filed by members protesting merger, judge rules