Joe Flint
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WSJ media reporter. Contrarian. Curmudgeon. Provocateur. "Sleep is for fools who never see the sun rise." A lifeboat in a sea of turds. Open DM: DON'T ABUSE IT.
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Joined January 2009
Tony Dokoupil Will Be the New Face of ‘CBS Evening News’ - @thesimonetti
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The journalist, who currently co-hosts ‘CBS Mornings,’ is being elevated as part of a broader overhaul of the news network.
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One thing the outcome won’t be, however, is a disaster for humanity (except perhaps for Netflix shareholders). Deeply discount the moaning of Hollywood reactionaries and certain podcasters trying to edge themselves into the spotlight. For the average American, the sun will come
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Whether or not it’s a good move for the streamer, the world has bigger issues.
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"Next Up" Alert: I kick off today’s @NextUpHalperin with a deep dive into the escalating Netflix–Paramount battle for Warner Bros. as a political story (as opposed to as a business story) and what it means for Trump, 2026, 2028, and beyond. Then @WSJ @JBFlint joins me to break
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Politics Podcast · Updated Semiweekly · Next Up with Mark Halperin delivers unique political insight and reporting, with timely conversations featuring prominent voices in politics, media, and policy.
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CBS News has hired Matt Gutman, a longtime ABC News journalist, as its chief correspondent. -- W/@thesimonetti
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Editor in Chief Bari Weiss has promised a major shake-up at the news network.
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“Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos and Paramount CEO David Ellison have been courting President Trump like contestants on the Bachelorette.”
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Alas, they’ll have to add Trump intervention risk to their calculation.
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Netflix’s Fight for Warner Just Got Harder -- WSJ podcast featuring face for radio @JBFlint
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This morning, Paramount Skydance launched a $77.9 billion hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros. Discovery. It occurred just days after Warner had agreed to a $72 billion deal with Netflix. WSJ’s...
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NEW: Trump has told people close to him that he wants new ownership of CNN as well as changes to CNN programming He’s got a close eye on Paramount efforts to takeover Warner Discovery — while Netflix is talking to Trump too. W/ @JBFlint @schwartzbWSJ
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David Ellison has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Discovery, taking his case directly to shareholders after Netflix clinched a deal.
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Another good one on the WBD pursuit from @JBFlint
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David Ellison has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Discovery, taking his case directly to shareholders after Netflix clinched a deal.
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Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison knew his latest bid for Warner Bros. Discovery was in trouble when the company’s CEO David Zaslav started ghosting him https://t.co/odiKFiL7RT with @schwartzbWSJ and @natalieandrews
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David Ellison has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Discovery, taking his case directly to shareholders after Netflix clinched a deal.
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Sen. Warren doesn't like a Paramount - Warner deal either: “A Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. merger would be a five-alarm antitrust fire and exactly what our anti-monopoly laws are written to prevent. Paramount Skydance’s new hostile bid is backed by a who's who of Trump
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Paramount launched a hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, taking its case for acquiring the company directly to shareholders just days after Warner agreed to a deal with Netflix. From @LaurenThomas
https://t.co/GMU0s0xnAG via @WSJ
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Paramount launched a hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, taking its case for acquiring the company directly to shareholders just days after Warner agreed to a deal with Netflix.
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Watching that Jon Hamm promo and wondering if he as actually in the same room with the players. Never actually see him and the faces of players in same shot.
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If the guardian caps are as effective as NFL says, should't everyone be wearing them? And certainly there must be a way to make them more visibly appealing. Most look like a too big pillow case.
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For Trump this is restraint! President Trump said Netflix’s $72 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. “could be a problem” because it would result in a large market share for the streaming giant. W/@Learyreports
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The president adds, “I’ll be involved in the decision” on the $72 billion agreement.
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The Browns uniforms are “presented by dude wipes, according to RedZone. Do the Browns marketing dept know what dude wipes are for?
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Matt Pincus is helping aging punk rockers get their music rights in order and reissue major albums from the genre from @katherinesayre
https://t.co/hHw8Fxm8Xy via @WSJ
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Matt Pincus is helping aging punk rockers get their music rights in order and reissue major albums from the genre.
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