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Re:Bloomberg just bought CityLab and put half its reporters ... by rdiddly on Friday December 13, 2019 @08:39PM (#21787213)
That stood out for me too. It sounds kind of improper to the point of being illegal. Or at least, "It oughtta be illegal."

Edit: Well I said that before someone dug up the context. Makes more sense that way. Still leaving this comment here.

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Re:Bloomberg just bought CityLab and put half its reporters ... by ralph84 on Friday December 13, 2019 @09:25PM (#21787375)
In the US a law saying a newspaper owner isn't allowed to control editorial policy wouldn't make it past the first amendment.
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