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Alex Weprin
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Alex Weprin is The Hollywood Reporter's Senior Editor: Media and Business, covering finance, corporate strategy and intrigue, sports, advertising, media and the dynamically changing entertainment landscape. Before joining THR, Alex worked as a writer and editor at outlets like Politico, Mediapost and the TV trade magazine Broadcasting & Cable.
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RedBird Clinches Deal to Become Lead Investor in Puck
“It does not change our editorial independence,” Puck founder Jon Kelly told staff Thursday.
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Judge Orders White House to Restore Access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico
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