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Disney suspends media blackout on LA Times

After a fierce backlash, the Walt Disney Company has ended a ban that barred LA Times film critics from screenings of its films. The reason for the ban: Disney was unhappy about an LA Times investigation into the company’s business deals with the city of Anaheim.

By Madeleine Brand • Nov 7, 2017 • 46m Listen

Photo: People walk past the building of Los Angeles Times newspaper, which is owned by Tribune Publishing Co, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 27, 2016. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

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Disney suspends media blackout on LA Times

After a fierce backlash, the Walt Disney Company has ended a ban that barred LA Times film critics from screenings of its films. The reason for the ban: Disney was unhappy about an LA Times investigation into the company’s business deals with the city of Anaheim.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Disney suspends media blackout on LA Times

After a fierce backlash, the Walt Disney Company has ended a ban that barred LA Times film critics from screenings of its films. The reason for the ban: Disney was unhappy about an LA Times investigation into the company’s business deals with the city of Anaheim.

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