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Off topic: The spam version of Three Kings…
Remember this story? BAGHDAD, Iraq–One hundred million U.S. dollars, and almost 90 million Euro’s, have been recovered from Baghdad in the area secured by the 4/64 Armour, 2nd Bde, 3rd Infantry Division. According to 3rd ID Provost Marshal, the funds were discovered between April 23 and 26. The unit found a total of 31 containers,…
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Lewis of the Wall Street Journal?
Portfolio speculates on an outside candidate for the Robert Thomson deputy role at the Wall Street Journal: Lewis has many qualities of Murdoch’s ideal candidate: business acumen (he made waves as a deal reporter for the Financial Times in the 1990s), impatience for change (the youngest editor of the Telegraph ever, he has focused on…
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The press lords
The House of Lords celebrity media mud wrestling inquiry comes to a fitting end on Tuesday, 20 May. According to the press release, the House of Lords Communications Committee will wrap up their inquiry into media ownership and the news by hearing from Lord Rothermere, Chairman of Associated Newspapers and Sly Bailey, Chief Executive of…
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How trust helps kill newspapers…