
Article in Poynter by Tom Jones and Nicole Slaughter Graham, 9/26/25
headline: “Opinion | A TikTok deal ticks closer to done
Subhead: “The deal would keep TikTok alive in the U.S. — but raises questions about who will shape what millions of young users see.”
“After months of delays and extended deadlines, it appears a deal that would allow TikTok to continue operating in the United States on a permanent basis is in its final stages.
That’s good. And, well, maybe not so good. . .”
“Aside from being able to say he ‘saved’ TikTok, he has other reasons to see that this deal goes through. Among the potential investors are tech and media giants Larry Ellison, Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, and Michael Dell. Ellison is founder of Oracle. . .”
Read the full article at:
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2025/tiktok-deal-trump-executive-order-china/
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Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Tory Lysik, 9/25/25
Headline: “Where the White House Is Leading Us with TikTok“
Subhead: “The Trump administration is pioneering a new form of political communication. The imminent prospect of a deal to reshape TikTok’s future in the United States could give the White House even more power.”
Read the full article at:
https://www.cjr.org/analysis/tiktok-white-house-press-ellison-trump-yass-murdoch.php
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Article in The Guardian by Blake Montgomery, 9/24/25
Headline: “Murdoch’s TikTok? Trump offers allies another lever of media control”
Subhead: “Under the known terms of the deal with China, TikTok would get a new board, including Murdochs and Ellisons”
“Donald Trump revealed last week the US and China are close to inking a deal to let TikTok continue operating in the US. Details are not final, but should the agreement go through as has been reported, the owners of the US’s most powerful cable TV channels may soon also steer the nation’s most influential social network. The arrangement would gift Trump’s billionaire allies a degree of control over US media that would be vast and unprecedented. . .”
Read the full article at:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/24/tiktok-trump-murdoch-ellison