On December 10,the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nevada’s largest daily paper, and was purchased by an unidentified buyer for a $140 million - far more than it sold for less than a year earlier. The smart money was on Sheldon Adelson,the casino magnate and Republican mega-donor, but not even the paper’s reporters could say who their current boss was. After a week filled with speculation - and a Republican debate hosted at his Las Vegas casino - Adelson confirmed the purchase. But that was just the beginning of an odd, or ongoing saga at the paper. Erik Sass, a reporter at MediaPost, joins Bob to explain the drama.
Source: wnyc.org