Dow Jones, Murdoch near pact on independence: report
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Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  and  Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. (NWSa.N) are close to a pact that  would protect the journalistic independence of The Wall Street  Journal if News Corp. acquired the media company, according to  newspaper reports on Sunday.
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Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. and Dow  Jones & Co. Inc. have &quot;basically agreed&quot; on safeguards to the  editorial independence of Dow Jones&#39; news operations, a source  familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, setting the stage for  Dow Jones to accept a $5 billion buyout offer.
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Dow Jones & Co.'s board and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. have completed talks on a $5 billion buyout of Dow Jones and are expected to announce a deal next week, London's The Business weekly magazine reported on Friday.
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A tentative deal over editorial  independence at The Wall Street Journal would give Rupert  Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. the sole power to hire and fire the  newspaper&#39;s top editors if it succeeds in buying Dow Jones &  Co. Inc., The New York Times said on Thursday.
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Advisers to Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News  Corp. and Dow Jones & Co. Inc. could reach a pact on editorial  independence as early as Monday, a source familiar with the  situation said, heightening expectations a takeover deal could  soon be reached.
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A tentative deal over editorial independence at The Wall Street Journal would give Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. the sole power to hire and fire the newspaper's top editors if it succeeds in buying Dow Jones & Co. Inc., The New York Times said on Thursday.
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Advisers to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and Dow Jones & Co. Inc. could reach a pact on editorial independence as early as Monday, a source familiar with the situation said, heightening expectations a takeover deal could soon be reached.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.  has not yet reached an agreement to buy Dow Jones & Co. Inc., the company and its controlling Bancroft family said on Friday, countering a media report the two sides had completed their talks.
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Today is a critical point in negotiations between Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and Dow Jones over the potential sale of the latter company, as both sides haggle over a proposed editorial board whose aim is to keep Murdoch away from Dow Jones's prized jewel, the Wall Street Journal.
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News Corp. (NWSa.N) and Dow Jones &  Co. Inc.  have &quot;basically agreed&quot; to a structure to  protect the editorial independence of the company&#39;s news  operations, including the Wall Street Journal and the Dow Jones  Newswires, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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News Corp's  deal to buy Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co Inc  should close in the next 60 days, a top News Corp executive said on Monday.
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Dow Jones & Co. delivered a proposal  to safeguard its editorial independence to News Corp. on  Friday, the first step in a negotiation about a possible News  Corp. takeover, according to the online edition of the Wall  Street Journal.
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Members of the Bancroft family  that controls Dow Jones & Co Inc met in Boston on Monday  to consider a $5 billion offer by Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp  (NWSa.N) for the publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.  has not yet reached a deal to buy Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  as discussions continue, representatives for Dow Jones and its controlling Bancroft family said on Friday.
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MEDIA giant News Corp and its secondbiggest shareholder, Liberty Media, are reportedly close to a share swap deal that would shore up Rupert Murdoch's control of his company.
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BOSTON/NEW YORK  - Members of the Bancroft family, which controls Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , met in Boston on Monday to consider a $5 billion offer by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp   for the publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
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Representatives of the Bancroft family, which controls Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , plan to meet with News Corp.  chief Rupert Murdoch on Monday to discuss his $5 billion bid for the company, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.