Portrait of Benjamin Mullin

Benjamin Mullin

I investigate the people and companies that define our culture. I’m interested in stories that expose bad behavior, hypocrisy and corporate malfeasance. The people in the media business have great influence over what we read, hear and watch, and that power should be scrutinized.

I’ve been covering media since college, when I sold a story about the declining finances of university newspapers to the Poynter Institute, a nonprofit focused on raising the standards of journalism.

I graduated from California State University, Chico, where I studied English literature and journalism.

As a Times journalist, I share the values and adhere to the standards of integrity outlined in The Times’s Ethical Journalism handbook. Protecting confidential sources is incredibly important to me. I do not directly trade individual securities, and I do not accept gifts from the people and companies I cover. I strive to avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived, in my coverage.

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    DealBook Newsletter

    Why Investors Don’t Believe the Fed

    Markets appear to be dismissing the central bank’s more pessimistic take on inflation, as the S&P 500 nears a new high.

    By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch, Ephrat Livni, Benjamin Mullin and Vivienne Walt

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    Why the Paramount Deal Talks Failed

    After months of negotiations, Shari Redstone walked away from a tie-up with SkyDance. Here’s how a plan to reshape the media conglomerate broke apart.

    By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch, Ephrat Livni and Benjamin Mullin

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    Washington Post Leaders Look to Quell Anxiety

    Will Lewis, the chief executive, pledged to employees to “improve how well I listen,” while Matt Murray, the new editor, tried to reassure staff members.

    By Benjamin Mullin and Katie Robertson

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    BuzzFeed Clashes With Vivek Ramaswamy

    The former G.O.P. presidential candidate, who has invested in BuzzFeed, believes the company needs to pivot. He wants to see commentators like Tucker Carlson in its lineup.

    By Benjamin Mullin

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    Fraud Trial to Begin for Ozy Founder Carlos Watson

    Mr. Watson’s lawyer has argued that many other media leaders lured investors with “puffing and bluffing,” and that Mr. Watson is being singled out because he is Black.

    By Benjamin Mullin and Katie Robertson

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    New Editing Layer Adds Angst Inside NPR

    Many employees have expressed concern that a new group of six editors called the Backstop will be unnecessary and slow down NPR’s journalism.

    By Benjamin Mullin

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    DealBook Newsletter

    A Plan to Break up Paramount

    If Sony and Apollo Global win the fight to buy the media company, they plan to keep the studio business and sell everything else.

    By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch, Ephrat Livni, Benjamin Mullin and Cameron Joseph

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    Sony and Apollo in Talks to Acquire Paramount

    After letting exclusive talks with the movie studio Skydance lapse, Paramount’s directors met over the weekend and decided to negotiate with all the suitors.

    By Benjamin Mullin and Lauren Hirsch

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