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Michael Jackson estate could earn $200 million by the end of the year
The Michael Jackson estate could earn $200 million by the end of this year, according to executors.
“Clearly that’s a new record for estates that likely will not be broken,” John Branca, Jackson’s lawyer and co-executor of the estate, said in a New York Times story by Tim Arango.
According to the Times, “The model for Mr. [...]
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Gene Stout appreciation party
Friends and colleagues gather for a “Gene Stout appreciation party” at the Feedback Lounge.
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BBC reports on the newspaper crisis
A reporter for the BBC World Service has posted a new report about the closing of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the crisis in the newspaper industry.
In addition to interviewing Gene Stout, reporter Vincent Dowd talked to Steven Swartz, the new president of Hearst Newspapers; and Janine Gibson, editor of guardian.co.uk.
The P-I ceased publication on March [...]
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A newspaper thriller
Despite its unmemorable title, “State of Play” is a thoroughly engrossing newspaper thriller that explores new and old journalism in the context of a stop-the-presses political scandal.
Starring Russell Crowe, perfectly cast as a world-weary veteran investigative reporter for the Washington Globe, and Rachel McAdams, as the young blogger who learns the ropes from an old [...]
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