Cut the long piece of skirt steak into 3- to 4-inch sections, then cut each section into thin strips across the grain (that is, in line with the full length of the skirt steak).
Combining news operations, as opposed to a full corporate merger, could skirt the classic obstacles the Comcast-NBC deal are now wading through, from FCC reviews and examination of antitrust issues to disgruntled shareholders and crushing debt taken on to pay for a deal.