Key Bancroft family member opposes Murdoch bid: WSJ
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A key member of the family that controls Dow Jones & Co.  opposes a $5 billion bid by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , fearing the sale would endanger the Wall Street Journal's independence, the paper reported on its Web site on Thursday.
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Due to the nature of the supervoting stock at Dow Jones, a minority of the family could veto the sale even if the rest of the family backed a transaction.
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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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Reporters are protesting the expected sale of the newspaperâs parent, Dow Jones & Company, to Rupert Murdochâs News Corporation, and the fact that they do not have a contract.
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General Electric Co. and Pearson Plc may challenge News Corp.'s $5 billion bid for Dow Jones & Co., with a plan that could let Dow Jones's controlling Bancroft family keep an interest in the company, the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal reported on their Web sites on...
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General Electric Co.  and  Pearson Plc  may challenge News Corp.&#39;s (NWSa.N) $5  billion bid for Dow Jones & Co. , with a plan that could  let Dow Jones&#39;s controlling family to keep an interest in the  company, the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal reported  on their Web sites on Sunday.
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Representatives of the Bancroft  family, which controls Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , plan to  meet with News Corp. (NWSa.N) 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.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has reached a tentative deal to buy Dow Jones & Co. Inc. for $5 billion, though its controlling Bancroft family remained divided on the deal, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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The Ochs-Sulzberger family will not agree to scrap The New York Times Co.'s  dual-class share structure, which gives them more control of the newspaper publisher, Chief Executive Janet Robinson said on Wednesday.
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The boardâs support for a deal would leave a final decision to be made by Dow Jonesâ fractious controlling family, the Bancrofts, which could still seek to scuttle the sale.
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The family that controls the Dow Jones media group says it will consider selling the firm to Rupert Murdoch.
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New York Times Co. has rejected an  offer for The Boston Globe from a group of Boston businessmen,  including former General Electric Co. chief Jack Welch, the  Globe reported on Wednesday.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd. has  offered an olive branch to investors opposed to it moving its  main share listing to the United States, telling them it is  considering moves to enhance shareholder rights.
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The Bancroft family that controls Dow  Jones & Co.  has been criticized a lot in recent years  for not investing enough in one of the world&#39;s great media  brand names and for picking managers who pursued failed  strategies.
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Applying public pressure to persuade Dow  Jones & Co.&#39;s  family owners to sell the media company to  Rupert Murdoch may do more harm than good, one institutional  shareholder said on Thursday.
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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.
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News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert  Murdoch said on Thursday he did not believe the Chandler  family's bid to buy Tribune Co. assets would succeed.