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BREAK: A Colorado civic group wants to buy The Denver Post, days after the paper excoriated its hedge fund owner. Potential investors have so far pledged $10 million. https://t.co/Ri9vZYpSth
— Sydney Ember (@melbournecoal) April 12, 2018
Disney CEO Bob Iger was "was in the process of seriously exploring" a Presidential run but scrapped it so he could buy Fox instead, per new Vogue profile. https://t.co/cpspytiPNh
— Peter Kafka (@pkafka) April 12, 2018
NEW: Sinclair Broadcast Group launches video attack on @CNN for its coverage of Sinclair's anchor promotions. Calls out @CNN for "dishonesty and hypocrisy." https://t.co/Qu3F2iO7uM
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) April 10, 2018
Yesterday NBC announced a network special report for the Zuckerberg hearing. This morning CBS and ABC say they'll have special reports too. Big coverage on broadcast TV
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 10, 2018
Morale is low at Sinclair's local TV stations. Corporate interference is on the minds of staffers. "This is so much bigger than us," one local anchor told me. "I don't want people to lose faith in journalists." https://t.co/hZFecNmQJk
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 10, 2018