Alexandra Bruell

The journalist-turned-media executive was hired by Jeff Bezos to turn around the Washington Post, but a past role at News Corp is casting a shadow.

Move is part of disciplinary action taken against several staffers; news outlet says premature story ‘could have endangered’ prisoner swap

The New York Times gained about 300,000 digital subscribers last quarter, pushing its subscriber base above 10 million for the first time. Bundle and multi-product subscribers now represent close to half of the Times’s digital subscriber base.

News Corp swung to a profit in the fourth quarter, boosted by growth in its real estate and book publishing segments. The New York-based company, which owns The Wall Street Journal and HarperCollins Publishers, said revenue increased 6% to $2.58 billion in the quarter ended June 30, better than analysts were expecting. Most of the company’s segments posted revenue increases, except for its news media unit, which owns news organizations in the U.K. and Australia as well as the New York Post.

News Corp swung to a profit last quarter, boosted by growth in its real estate and book-publishing segments. Chief Executive Robert Thomson said the company was evaluating options for Australian video business Foxtel Group, after receiving interest from a potential suitor. News Corp's quarterly revenue increased to $2.58 billion, which was better than analysts expected.

The German media company agreed with its largest shareholder to split its classifieds business from its media operations.

The German media company agreed with KKR, its largest shareholder, to split its classifieds business from its media operations. Find out more:

German media company to split news business from classifieds

The German media company agreed with its largest shareholder to split its classifieds business from its media operations.

Publisher demands that Perplexity stop accessing its content. Startup isn't interested “in being anyone's antagonist,” CEO says.