Michael Wolff

Newser Gets $2.5 Million in First-Round Funding

Jun 18, 2009 8:30 PM

Newser, the news aggregation site founded by Patrick Spain and professional media provocateur Michael Wolff, has raised $2.5 million in its first official round of funding, we have learned and confirmed from the company. The new investment is from a slew of individual investors, most of whom were involved with…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, News Sharing, michael wolff, newser, patrick spain

Weekend Video: Michael Wolff On Burn Rates, Newser, Oh, And Rupert Murdoch

Amanda Natividad

Dec 12, 2008 7:01 PM

After a session at our recent Future of Business Media conference, our EVP and co-editor Staci D. Kramer sat down with Michael Wolff, founder of Newser and author of the new Rupert Murdoch book The Man Who Owns The News. They chatted a bit about burn rates (an era ago…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, michael wolff, staci kramer

How Murdoch Wooed The Journal, and Zannino’s Role

Rafat Ali

Dec 1, 2008 12:53 PM

Michael Wolff’s much anticipated book about Rupert Murdoch, which comes out tomorrow, is all the rage on this media Monday, and is at least something to help distract us from the depressing news all around us. Reviews are coming in fast, and most have their own judgments about Murdoch, not…

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Posted In: Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, michael wolff, rupert murdoch

@ FOBM: Newser Founder: Murdoch Wasn’t Aware of DJ’s Enterprise Business Before Sale

Tricia Duryee

Oct 28, 2008 11:51 AM

Michael Wolff, founder of Newser, a columnist for Vanity Fair and author of an upcoming book about News Corp.‘s Rupert Murdoch, took a couple of shots today at the media mogul and his due diligence in paying $5.6 billion for Dow Jones (NYSE: NWS). “He had no idea there was…

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Posted In: Companies, New York Times, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, michael wolff