The former mayor of New York apparently wants to expand his media empire.
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Los Angeles / New York According to an unconfirmed report, media entrepreneur Michael Bloomberg is interested in Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones or the Washington Post newspaper. News website Axios reported on Friday that Bloomberg sees Dow Jones, a publishing house owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, as an ideal acquisition , but would also take over the prestigious Washington Post if its owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, were willing to sell it Two insiders told Reuters that Bloomberg has not yet contacted Murdoch on the matter.
The Washington Post said the newspaper is not for sale. Michael Bloomberg’s financial information and media group Bloomberg LP and Dow Jones initially made no comments. According to competition experts, a merger between Dow Jones and Bloomberg is likely to be examined very closely by the US authorities.