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Articles tagged billionaires (4)

Joshua BentonMarch 18, 2020

The L.A. Times uses its physician owner to help explain the science behind the coronavirus

But Patrick Soon-Shiong’s outside business dealings show the importance of disclosure — especially in an era when more important news organizations are owned by billionaires with business interests in the topics journalists cover.

Austin SmithAugust 29, 2018

Why do billionaires decide to buy newspapers (and why should we be happy when they do)?

“If the Post is like Amazon, happy to sell individual slices of its vertically integrated whole, the Times is perhaps more like Apple, bringing its ethos and voice to a more diverse array of products.”

Joshua BentonFebruary 29, 2016

Another year, another Warren Buffett shareholder letter without much mention of his newspapers

“Circulation of our print newspapers will continue to fall, a certainty we allowed for when purchasing them.”

Joshua BentonJanuary 25, 2016

Facebook and adblockers, podcasts and Trump: What the big media trends of 2015 will bring for 2016

The news was mostly bad for publishers and news organizations last year.