Why a Murderers’ Row of Media Barons Want to Buy ‘The Telegraph’

No Labels’ Strategy • Pence Exits Race • Lewiston Impact [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Why a Murderers’ Row of Media Barons Want to Buy The Telegraph Good morning from the Hive newsroom! While No Labels’ push to get on ballots in 2024 has been seen as benefiting Donald Trump, the likely GOP nominee, Mark McKinnon [argues]( that the group can actually help Joe Biden by “backing a willing Republican who is particularly popular in a battleground state.” Across the pond, Rupert Murdoch, Mathias Döpfner, Lord Rothermere and other media power players are lining up to buy The Telegraph, [reports]( Joe Pompeo. The conservative paper, says Martin Dunn, “has authority and it’s not a tabloid.” And after another horrific mass shooting, Eric Lutz [asks]( if Maine could “be a turning point for gun reform.” [L-R: Will Lewis, Paul Marshall, Rupert Murdoch, Lord Rothermere, Mathias Döpfner.]( [Why a Murderers’ Row of Media Barons Want to Buy The Telegraph: “Imagine a Sort of Broadsheet Version of the New York Post”]( By [Joe Pompeo]( [Everyone from Rupert Murdoch to Mathias Döpfner to Lord Rothermere is eyeing the historic broadsheet, which is on the block for the first time in two decades.]( [Read more button](   [Joe Biden’s 2024 Prospects May Be Dicey. But There’s a Plan B: Non-Trump, GOP-Led Tickets in Swing States]( By [Mark McKinnon]( [Polls look grim for the president. So a No Labels “Deny Donald” defense may actually help the Democrats’ bid for a Biden second term.]( [Read more button](   [“The Damage Is Devastating”: Could Maine Be a Turning Point for Gun Reform?]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Maine representative Jared Golden called for a ban on assault weapons, a reversal of his previous views, after a mass shooting left 18 people dead in Lewiston.]( [Read more button](   [Mike Pence Suspends 2024 Presidential Campaign]( By [Terry Moseley]( [“I came here to say it’s become clear to me: This is not my time,” Trump’s former vice president announced on Saturday.]( [Read more button](   [Biden Hails “Historic Agreement” After Striking United Auto Workers Reach Tentative Deal With Second Major Automaker]( By [Jack McCordick]( [General Motors remains the only “Big Three” Detroit manufacturer still at odds with the union.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2023 Condé Nast