WSJ union wants to get new contract in place soon
The union that represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Marketwatch and Dow Jones Newswires wants to get a new contract agreed up before News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch closes on his deal to acquire Dow Jones & Co., writes the New York Post’s Keith Kelly. Kelly wrote, “IAPE’s last contract with Dow […]
Friedman: Let's remember that Murdoch is a businessman
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman writes Monday that through all of the coverage of News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch acquiring Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, the fact that he is a businessman seems to get lost. Friedman wrote, “I’ll tell you where I’ve stood on this deal from day […]
Murdoch has a chance to prove critics wrong
Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman writes Wednesday that News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has the chance to do some good at The Wall Street Journal, where there are journalists who will welcome the new owner. Friedman wrote, “The spotlight will be on. If there is even a whiff of Murdoch’s presence in the newsroom, pundits […]
Sending ripples through the world of business journalism
Martin Peers, Susan Vranica and Stephanie Kang wrote for Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal that the paper’s acquisition by News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch will have repercussions throughout the business journalism world. They wrote, “Murdoch has promised to beef up the Journal’s ad-sales effort and to lift its circulation, making the paper a more potent rival […]
Union expresses disappointment in Dow Jones/News Corp. deal
Steven Yount, the president of the union that represents business journalists at Dow Jones & Co. operations such as The Wall Street Journal and Marketwatch, issued a statement expressing displeasure with the deal to sell the company to News Corp. Yount stated, “IAPE is disappointed with the apparent decision by key Bancroft family members to […]
Don't sell my company to Rupert Murdoch
Steven Yount, the president of the union that represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Barron’s and Marketwatch, writes on Salon.com about why Dow Jones & Co. should not be sold to News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch. Yount wrote, “I’m a newscaster for the Wall Street Journal Radio Network and the […]
Dow Jones says board will recommend shareholders take News Corp. deal
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Marketwatch and Dow Jones Newswires, announced late Tuesday that its board “has determined that it would be prepared to approve, and recommend to the Dow Jones stockholders, including the Bancroft Family stockholders,” an agreement to sell the company to News Corp. for $5 billion. […]
Fox Biz Network will be successful — with or without Dow Jones
Motley Fool contributing writer Rick Munarriz writes Thursday that the new Fox Business Network will be successful with or without the help of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, which its parent News Corp. wants to buy for $5 billion. Munarriz wrote, “No, FBN’s launch doesn’t need the blessing — […]
Dow Jones/News Corp. deal unlikely to succeed
The M&A Researcher writes that the proposed $5 billion acquisition of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch, by News Corp. is unlikely to happen. The Researcher wrote, “It is fairly obvious that DJ is employing tactics which are intended to draw a more attractive offer from NWS […]
What would WSJ disclosure be with Murdoch as owner?
Slate.com media critic Jack Shafer wonders Wednesday how long the disclosure would be in The Wall Street Journal if News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch is successful in purchasing its parent company, Dow Jones & Co. Shafer notes that the Journal currently uses a disclosure sentence that mentions that Dow Jones owns Barron’s, Marketwatch, Factiva and […]
