The ''National Examiner'' is a

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from

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. It was formerly owned by

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(AMI). AMI's chief content officer,

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, oversaw the publication. The ''Examiner'' has the fewest pages, which was the least expensive tabloid in American Media's portfolio; it aims for an older audience. While its sister publications focus on more current content (such as the ''

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's'' focus on celebrity news and '' Globe's'' political and culture stories), the ''Examiner'' focuses on longer-standing stories featuring older (sometimes deceased) celebrities. Also prominently featured among the ''Examiner's'' stories are articles on

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. ''National Examiner'' was owned by the Globe Communications until 1999, when American Media acquired it and its sister publication ''Globe''. The magazine was based in

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, until September 10, 2015, when it moved to New York City. Like other tabloids, its contents have often come under question, and it has been derided for its sensationalistic writing. There is no website for the ''Examiner''. On April 18, 2019, AMI agreed to sell the ''Examiner'', along with the ''National Enquirer'' and ''Globe'', to

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.'National Enquirer' To Be Sold To Hudson News Heir James Cohen
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