Fox Blackstone in talks to buy Tribune Media
The Financial Times reports Fox and Blackstone are negotiating a joint bid for Tribune Media to top a Sinclair offer. Tribune owns 42 stations and WGN, reaching over 43 percent of U S households, with Blackstone to supply cash and Fox contributing its station portfolio.
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Fox News chief exits amid harassment scandal overhaul
Fox News announces co president Bill Shine resigns as Suzanne Scott and two others are named presidents in a management reshuffle following sexual and racial harassment allegations at the network. Shine’s departure follows the O'Reilly termination and Ailes’s earlier exit. Scott becomes president of programming. Jay Wallace named president of news.
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Facebook faces scrutiny over leaked teen emotion data
Facebook acknowledges an oversight after an Australian leak showed a 23 page presentation claiming it could detect emotions in users as young as 14 and tailor marketing insights though it says no tools target ads by emotional state. The company defends that data were anonymous and not used for advertising.
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