The Dow Jones & Co. board member who resigned to protest selling the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch to News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has been replaced, Reuters writes.
The story noted, “Dow Jones, which owns The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Marketwatch.com and Dow Jones Newswires, in a regulatory filing named Joseph Stern as the newest director.
“Stern is currently executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of the company.
“Stern will fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Dieter von Holtzbrinck, who stepped down on July 19 because he could not support the board’s endorsement of a takeover offer from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.”
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