Media Decoder

As private-equity funds take big stakes in talent firms, the clients feel shortchanged, pointing to conflicts of interest in the packaging of deals.

Mr. Spielberg, a Hollywood titan for more than four decades, has been cast as an anti-streaming Luddite. The reality is more complex.

In an opinion column, Abigail Disney railed against what she calls the “naked indecency’’ of the practices. Disney disputed her assertions.

Joseph Ianniello was given a six-month contract extension as the network suspended its search for a permanent chief executive.

Ms. Angwin was one of three founders of The Markup, which is dedicated to investigating technology and its effects on society. Five journalists resigned.

Two Google workers who called for an employee protest over the company’s treatment of sexual harassment said they were demoted or told their role would change.

In a series of phone calls, Robert D. Chain called The Boston Globe the “enemy of the people” and threatened to shoot employees, court documents show.