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Dave Portnoy
Success
Dave Portnoy quit an $80K sales job to start Barstool—he hand-delivered papers in a secondhand van while living with his girlfriend’s mom for 6 years
By Preston ForeJune 29, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett
Success
Warren Buffett becomes the latest billionaire media investor: His company just invested $352 million in the New York Times
By Emma BurleighFebruary 19, 2026
Disney’s $27 million retention deal pays its No. 2 a higher base salary than her boss
C-Suite
Disney’s $27 million retention deal pays its No. 2 a higher base salary than her boss
By Ruth UmohFebruary 9, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel sits at his desk on set
Politics
Behind the fall and resurrection of Jimmy Kimmel is a $6.2 billion merger and the pro-Republican companies that serve rural, conservative audiences
By Lily Mae LazarusSeptember 25, 2025
Even Disney stars are joining calls to boycott the media giant after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show
Law
Even Disney stars are joining calls to boycott the media giant after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show
By Jason MaSeptember 20, 2025
Inside Blockworks’ plans to build the Bloomberg of crypto by packaging data and media
Companies
Inside Blockworks’ plans to build the Bloomberg of crypto by packaging data and media
By Jeff John RobertsApril 8, 2025
Television cameras and news reporters press around U.S. Representative Majorie Taylor Green as she answers questions outside the U.S. Capitol building.
Newsletters
How news organizations should overhaul their operations as the gen AI threatens their livelihoods
By Jeremy KahnMarch 18, 2025
China praises Trump’s plan to axe funding for ‘notorious’ U.S. media outlets like Voice of America ‘lie factory’
Politics
China praises Trump’s plan to axe funding for ‘notorious’ U.S. media outlets like Voice of America ‘lie factory’
By AFPMarch 18, 2025
Semafor CEO Justin Smith speaks into a microphone
Finance
Semafor says over 200 CEOs have already committed to attend its economic conference—’the closest thing to what Davos has accomplished in Switzerland’
By David Bauder and The Associated PressFebruary 5, 2025
Jeff Bezos defends blocking Washington Post from endorsing a candidate—’complaining is not a strategy’
Politics
Jeff Bezos defends blocking Washington Post from endorsing a candidate—’complaining is not a strategy’
By Chloe BergerOctober 30, 2024
Jeff Bezos
Politics
Washington Post becomes second major US newspaper this week to not endorse a presidential candidate
By Ted Anthony and The Associated PressOctober 25, 2024
Brian Williams is reportedly in talks to anchor election night coverage on Amazon Prime Video
Tech
Brian Williams is reportedly in talks to anchor election night coverage on Amazon Prime Video
By Chris MorrisSeptember 30, 2024
Media giant Axel Springer reportedly near deal with KKR to split up
Finance
Media giant Axel Springer reportedly near deal with KKR to split up
By Susanne Barton and BloombergSeptember 14, 2024
Lachlan Murdoch and Rupert Murdoch clap
Finance
An activist investor is trying to end the Murdoch family’s control of News Corp.
By Crystal Tse and BloombergSeptember 9, 2024
Erika Badan Barstool Sports CEO
Leadership
Barstool Sports’ CEO built a $250 million media empire—but she doesn’t think it’s replicable
By Emma BurleighFebruary 1, 2024
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As Big Tech showers employees with perks to win the talent war, Nvidia built a nearly $5 trillion company by making people pay for their own lunchplaceholder alt text
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 1, 2026
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MacKenzie Scott alone accounted for one-third of America's $19.2 billion in megagifts last yearplaceholder alt text
By Sydney LakeJune 25, 2026
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Philanthropy leader at Warren Buffett and Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge says children of billionaires are pushing them to give their wealth away fasterplaceholder alt text
By Preston ForeJune 27, 2026
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