Welcome to the Jamboree, my weekly series of takes on the industry’s passing parade.

I. Always a Bribesmaid, Never a Bribe…
I held out shreds of hope until the last minute that Shari Redstone wouldn’t really do this — throw her news division under the bus to openly pay a tribute to a would-be tinpot-dictator president, thereby encouraging and fostering his authoritarian bent.
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