Murdoch hears good things about WSJ managing editor
Steve Stecklow and Martin Peers of The Wall Street Journal have posted a transcript of the paper’s interview with News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch from last Friday. In it, he discusses a number of different issues related to his offer to acquire Dow Jones & Co., the Journal’s parent company. Here is an excerpt of […]
Union's list of potential Dow Jones bidders came from reporters
Frank Ahrens of The Washington Post writes for Wednesday’s paper that the union representing business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s Marketwatch and Dow Jones Newswires got its list of billionaires who might be interesting in bidding for parent company Dow Jones & Co. to thwart the offer made by News Corp. CEO Rupert […]
Dow Jones chairman becomes important player
Sarah Ellison and Laurie Cohen of The Wall Street Journal write for Wednesday’s paper about Dow Jones & Co. chairman M. Peter McPherson, who took on the position just a month ago, and how he’s becoming an important bridge between the board and Bancroft family members that control the company, the newspaper’s parent, as it […]
WSJ ME Brauchli recuses himself from Murdoch coverage
Richard Perez-Pena writes for Wednesday’s New York Times that Wall Street Journal managing editor Marcus Brauchli, on the job for less than a month, has recused himself from any editing of the paper’s coverage of News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch‘s bid to purchase Dow Jones & Co., the paper’s parent. In an update to what […]
Burkle working with union on Dow Jones bid
Sarah Ellison of The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Ron Burkle’s investment firm Yucaipa Companies LLC and another investor have joined up with the union representing Dow Jones’s employees to help come up with alternatives to News Corp.’s bid for Dow Jones & Co. Ellison wrote, “Yucaipa and Ownership Associates worked with union representatives […]
Murdoch has history of meddling
A group of four Wall Street Journal reporters have dissected News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch‘s career in media and discovered a number of cases where journalists at his newspapers and other properties felt forced to underplay or overplay news to fit his agenda. The examination of Murdoch’s career comes as he’s trying to buy Dow […]
Murdoch, Bancrofts exchange ideas on maintaining journalism integrity
Sarah Ellison of The Wall Street Journal writes for Tuesday’s paper that the meeting Monday between News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch and members of the Bancroft family that control Dow Jones & Co., exchanged ideas about how to maintain the Journal’s editorial integrity if the company is sold to Murdoch, but did not discuss the […]
Murdoch says meeting was "constructive"
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said Monday afternoon that his meeting with the Bancroft family to discuss issues surrounding his offer to purchase Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, was “constructive.” Greg Miles and Leon Lazaroff of Bloomberg wrote, “‘We had a very long, constructive meeting and both sides want […]
Bancrofts now on the defensive
David Lieberman of USA Today writes Monday that the Bancroft family that controls Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, is now seen on the defensive since it has agreed to meet with News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch to discuss his bid to buy the company. Lieberman wrote, “‘The Bancroft family’s […]
The Bancroft member who changed her mind
David Litterick of The Telegraph newspaper in England writes for Monday’s paper about the Bancroft family member, Leslie Hill, who is apparently spearheading the change of heart from family members so that they’re now willing to talk to News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch about selling Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street […]
