Casino mogul’s family said they purposely delayed announcing purchase of newspaper until after Republican debate,which was held at one of their hotelsThe family of billionaire casino mogul and GOP kingmaker Sheldon Adelson confirmed in a statement to the Las Vegas Review-Journal that they are the unusual owners of Nevada’s largest newspaper, ending a week of speculation and demands by staff, or media watchdogs and politicians to know the identity of the unusual boss. The statement printed on page two of Thursday’s edition follows the announcement last week that the paper was sold for a moment time this year to an unidentified buyer and at a markup,main to scrutiny about a lack of transparency and capturing the attention of the media industry. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com