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'They’re always looking to exert influence in one way or another,' says Koch biographer after the conservative billionaires backed Meredith’s takeover of the magazine giant.
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Some Time veterans are also wary of the billionaires’ motivations being purely business related.
“The deal raises concerns if the Koch brothers intend to use Time as a vehicle for their ideological views from behind the scenes,” said Richard Stengel, a former top Time editor and undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs during the Obama administration. "It would be naive to think that just because the Koch brothers don't have a seat on the board that they wouldn't wield some kind of editorial influence.” ...
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