Russia briefly holds business columnist
Gregory White of The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that a prominent newspaper columnist in Russia said Russian police briefly detained him for questioning about suspected extremist activity, as critics charge a newly toughened law against extremism is being used to intimidate Kremlin critics. White wrote, “Valery Panyushkin, special correspondent at Vedomosti, a leading Russian business […]
Murdoch to WSJ reporters: Please stay
Joseph Menn at the Los Angeles Times writes Friday that News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has called at least three Wall Street Journal reporters who are leaving the paper in an attempt to get them to stay. Menn wrote, “Some journalists in the newsroom took the gesture as a sign of Murdoch’s commitment to keep […]
Cuban: Murdoch got a bargain
Billionaire Mark Cuban, known in the business journalism world as the backer of the ShareSleuth.com web site, tells Lloyd Grove of Portfolio that he believes that News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch got a bargain when he agreed to purchase Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, for $5 billion. In a […]
Dow Jones board member is replaced
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 […]
Cramer responds to Barron's article
CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer responded to the Barron’s cover story this past week that questioned his stock picks, writes Jeff Poor of the NewsBusters site. The motives behind the article have been questioned because Barron’s is part of Dow Jones & Co., which News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch is acquiring. News Corp. is […]
Dow Jones VP Ingrassia plans to leave company
Reuters is reporting that Paul Ingrassia, who was a candidate to become the next managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, plans to leave Dow Jones & Co. after the first of the year, making him the first executive to leave after the News Corp. deal to acquire the company. Reuters reported, “‘I will be […]
Taking issue with Barron's cover story on Cramer
Jon C. Ogg, writing Sunday on the 24/7 Wall Street web site, wonders if there were ulterior motives in this week’s Barron’s cover story on CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer‘s stock picks. Ogg wrote, “Dow Jones owns Barron’s, and Dow Jones is about to become part of Rupert Murdoch’s giant News Corp. It just seems […]
Wasserman says WSJ's outlook grim
Washington & Lee University journalism professor Edward Wasserman writes that he believes that the outlook for the Wall Street Journal is grim under News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch‘s ownership. Wasserman wrote, “The Journal doesn’t need a blue-ribbon panel of grandees, each paid $100,000 a year to attend quarterly meetings. It needs a wholly independent newsroom […]
NY Post to ignore WSJ's issues now
Slate.com media critic Jack Shafer writes that he’s worried that the New York Post, which used to love skewering The Wall Street Journal and parent company Dow Jones & Co., will now shy away from such stories now that they’re both owned by News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch. Shafer wrote, “Since Murdoch’s News Corp. made […]
Vanity Fair writer to pen book on Dow Jones deal
Keith Kelly oof the New York Post writes Friday that Vanity Fair writer Michael Wolff has signed a deal with Doubleday to write a book about News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch‘s deal to purchase Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal. Kelly wrote, “Wolff, a two-time National Magazine Award winner while […]
