Yahoo PR commented to us: "Yahoo! remains committed to the media priorities of its Santa Monica offices, where these businesses maintain important relationships with key media partners".
The Indy Media site is run by the NYC Independent Media Center, which describes itself as a grass-roots group committed to using media tools "for promoting social and economic justice in the New York City area".
The New York-based private equity firm has more than $35 billion in assets under management, and much of that capital has been committed to technology media and telecommunications companies over the years.
For the time being, however, the Times will content themselves by simply looking interesting, and young, and innovative, and committed to new media.
Take my word for it, Jack, private equity has plenty of warts, and I say this from first-hand experience dating back to 1988, when I started one of the first PE funds exclusively committed to the media industry.
Jonah Peretti, the founder and CEO of BuzzFeed, is committed to building a media company for the social age.
Gazprom, the energy company that is 38percentt owned by the Russian government, is committed to selling its media assets, including its 65percentt stake in NTV, Russia's largest independent television network.
But, as well as maintaining this freedom, we as a government are committed to maintaining a media that commands respect from the public through high standards and is capable of appropriately protecting the rights of individuals".
These organizations, as well as the Maynard Institute, are committed to diversifying the media landscape through the recruitment and retention of minority journalists.
There is a newly formed Egyptian Editors Associationn committed to modernisation of the media and the development of a free and diverse press.
