Musk gets $7B backing for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights

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National story. 50 articles from 33 sources. 30 are on the bar; 3 are international, entertainment or tech outlets, listed separately. Updated May 5, 2022.

How each side is putting it

Left

9 sources
New York TimesLean Left· May 5, 2022

Elon Musk has brought in new investors to fund his Twitter deal, a filing shows.

NBC NewsLean Left· May 5, 2022

Musk secures over $7 billion from investors for Twitter bid

Ran by 6 outlets across the spectrum· Minneapolis Star Tribune, Sioux City Journal, +1 more
Minneapolis Star TribuneLean Left· May 5, 2022

Wall Street, tech investors back Musk Twitter bid with $7B

Sioux City JournalLean Left· May 5, 2022

Wall Street, tech investors back Musk Twitter bid with $7B

TucsonLean Left· May 5, 2022

Wall Street, tech investors back Musk Twitter bid with $7B

Ran by 9 outlets across the spectrum· Sioux City Journal, Tucson, +2 more
Sioux City JournalLean Left· May 5, 2022

Musk gets $7B backing for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights

TucsonLean Left· May 5, 2022

Musk gets $7B backing for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights

Minneapolis Star TribuneLean Left· May 5, 2022

Musk gets $7B backing for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights

St. Louis Post-DispatchLean Left· May 5, 2022

Musk gets $7B backing for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights

CNNLean Left· May 5, 2022· ran in 3 outlets

Elon Musk raises an additional $7 billion in financing for Twitter deal

Center

14 sources
Ran by 6 outlets across the spectrum· The Buffalo News, KOB 4, +2 more
The Buffalo NewsCenter· May 5, 2022

Wall Street, tech investors back Musk Twitter bid with $7B

KOB 4Center· May 5, 2022

Wall Street, tech investors back Musk Twitter bid with $7B

Fredericksburg.comCenter· May 5, 2022

Wall Street, tech investors back Musk Twitter bid with $7B

La Crosse TribuneCenter· May 5, 2022

Wall Street, tech investors back Musk Twitter bid with $7B

KOB 4Center· May 5, 2022

Wall Street, tech investors back Musk Twitter bid with $7B

CBS NewsCenter· May 5, 2022

Musk gets $7 billion in backing for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights

Ran by 3 outlets across the spectrum· KTVZ Bend, KVIA El Paso
KTVZ BendCenter· May 5, 2022

Elon Musk raises an additional $7 billion in financing for Twitter deal

KVIA El PasoCenter· May 5, 2022

Elon Musk raises an additional $7 billion in financing for Twitter deal

KTVZ BendCenter· May 5, 2022

Elon Musk raises an additional $7 billion in financing for Twitter deal

Ran by 9 outlets across the spectrum· WDIO Duluth, KAAL Rochester, +2 more
WDIO DuluthCenter· May 5, 2022

Musk gets $7B backing for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights

KAAL RochesterCenter· May 5, 2022

Musk gets $7B backing for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights

WFMZ AllentownCenter· May 5, 2022

Musk gets $7B backing for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights

WDIO DuluthCenter· May 5, 2022

Musk gets $7B backing for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights

WHEC RochesterCenter· May 5, 2022

Musk gets $7B backing for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights

Digital JournalCenter· May 5, 2022

Musk secures $7.1 bn to finance Twitter deal

Right

7 sources
Ran by 9 outlets across the spectrum· Washington Times, MyNorthwest
Washington TimesLean Right· May 5, 2022

Musk gets $7B backing for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights

MyNorthwestLean Right· May 5, 2022

Musk gets $7B backing for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights

TribliveLean Right· May 5, 2022· ran in 6 outlets

Wall Street, tech investors back Musk Twitter bid with $7B

FOX BusinessLean Right· May 5, 2022

Elon Musk secures $7.1B in new funding for Twitter acquisition

Breitbart NewsRight· May 5, 2022

Elon Musk Receives $7 Billion from Investors for Twitter Buyout Deal

FOX BusinessLean Right· May 4, 2022

Elon Musk plans to take Twitter public a few years after buyout

Other outlets

International, entertainment and tech outlets, by their rating. Not counted in the bar above. How we count coverage

Left

6 articles
Al JazeeraLean Left· May 5, 2022

Musk gets extra $7bn for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights

The GuardianLean Left· May 5, 2022

Elon Musk secures $7bn in outside funding for Twitter takeover

InsideEVsLean Left· May 5, 2022

Musk Raises $7.1B From Investors, May Become Twitter Interim CEO

The GuardianLean Left· May 3, 2022

Musk seeks to use less of his fortune with bid for more Twitter funding

Al JazeeraLean Left· Apr 30, 2022

Elon Musk is buying Twitter, what will he gain?

Center

0 articles

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Right

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The story so far

4 developments
  1. Apr 28, 2022Only right-leaning coverage:Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Reveals the Left For What It Is
  2. May 2, 2022Elon Musk could put less money into Twitter acquisition deal
  3. May 4, 2022Musk Nears $43 Billion Deal for Twitter as Soon as Monday
  4. May 5, 2022Musk gets $7B backing for Twitter bid from tech heavyweights

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