The Associated Press, Reuters and Bloomberg
The A.P.
“The AP is one of the largest and most trusted sources of independent newsgathering, supplying a steady stream of news to its members, international subscribers and commercial customers. AP is neither privately owned nor government-funded; instead, as a not-for-profit news cooperative owned by its American newspaper and broadcast members, it can maintain its single-minded focus on newsgathering and its commitment to the highest standards of objective, accurate journalism.”
https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/associated-press
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Press
Reuters
Reuters has a policy of taking a "value-neutral approach" which extends to not using the word terrorist in its stories. The practice attracted criticism following the September 11 attacks.[48] Reuters' editorial policy states: "Reuters may refer without attribution to terrorism and counterterrorism in general, but do not refer to specific events as terrorism. Nor does Reuters use the word terrorist without attribution to qualify specific individuals, groups or events."[49] By contrast, the Associated Press does use the term terrorist in reference to non-governmental organizations who carry out attacks on civilian populations.[
Bloomberg
“In his book, The Bloomberg Way, Winkler recalls a conversation with Bloomberg about a hypothetical ethical dilemma which could have arisen from Bloomberg's interest in creating a newspaper:
"You have just published a story that says the chairman—and I mean chairman—of your biggest customer has taken $5 million from the corporate till. He is with his secretary at a Rio de Janeiro resort, and the secretary's spurned boyfriend calls to tip you off. You get an independent verification that the story is true. Then the phone rings. The customer's public-relations person says, 'Kill the story or we will return all the terminals we currently rent from you.'"
"What would you do?" Winkler asked.
"Go with the story," Bloomberg replied. "Our lawyers will love the fees you generate."[9][10]
Winkler recalls this as his "deciding moment", the time at which he became willing to help Bloomberg build his news organization.[9][10]
https://www.bloomberg.com/europe
“Some of the best advice he got was from the judge who handled his case: You can touch the yellow line, but never cross it.”
For an executive who still identifies as an outsider, Niel is remarkably well-connected. His long-time partner is Delphine Arnault, daughter of Bernard Arnault — the LVMH chairman and one of the world’s richest men. (Delphine watched the performance from the balcony.) In addition to owning French newspaper Le Monde, Niel recently bought the influential paparazzi agency Bestimage. He has said he is close with French president Emmanuel Macron, and he’s just joined the board of TikTok owner Bytedance.
compare and contrast with Richard Branson
6. What was it that was Branson did with the records when they came back from Belgium which was illegal?
They pretended that they had exported the records to get a tax reduction.
https://smedjeback.wordpress.com/how-i-built-this-richard-branson/
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Branson eventually started a record shop in Oxford Street in London. In 1971, he was questioned in connection with the selling of records declared export stock. The matter was never brought before a court because Branson agreed to repay any unpaid purchase tax of 33% and a £70,000 fine. His parents re-mortgaged the family home to help pay the settlement.[27]