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Sharon Waxman's report that Nikki Finke inked a $14 million deal to sell Deadline Hollywood Daily has yet to be confirmed by anyone on the record, and Finke declines comment when asked. Various analysts have scoffed, and now Gawker managing editor Gabriel Snyder tells KPCC's Cyberfrequencies that he has heard the deal was worth $750,000 to $1 million. That a higher number is talked about, he says, "goes to her amazing ability to craft her own myth....she has created this character of Nikki Finke." For her part, Finke says "I never thought anything like this would happen. But here's the thing: I work 24/7."
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| Bev Hills billionaire Ron Burkle has $56 million in loans against his two houses. The McCourts have borrowed $28 million on their properties.
| Steve Jones, the self-proclaimed Sire of Wilshire (a nod to the physical address of his former home at Indie 103.1 FM), is back on the air!
| She gaped at me like I was living history -- Miss Jane Pittman come to put her withered lips to the "Young Only" fountain straw of ageism.
As newspapers and television pull back from investigative reporting, foundations and other organizations are beginning to fill the void. One of the most interesting is Accountable California, a project of Local 721 of the Service Employees International Union.
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