Pompeo writes, “Wall Street Journal gossip has it that Murdoch himself thought there were too many triple bylines in the paper; one frustrated insider griped that ‘reporting is one of those underpaid jobs you do for the love and the glory. I fear reporters will be less willing to collaborate, with uncertainty over whether they get credited.’
“A Journal rep told Capital ‘there is no ban on 3-bylines at the Journal.’ (Indeed, both A1 and C1 carried triple bylines Wednesday.) ‘We always appropriately credit our reporters while ensuring reporting resources are well deployed.’
“The spokesperson didn’t respond to a follow-up asking whether the apparent crackdown, as described to Capital, was perhaps more of an informal guideline.”
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