Dow Jones, Murdoch near pact on independence: report
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Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.  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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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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Dow Jones and News Corp. reportedly reach a tentative sale agreement, putting the ball in the court of Dow Jones' controlling Bancroft family.
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Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. (NWSa.N)  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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NEW YORK - Dow Jones &amp; Co. has reached a tentative deal on a contract with the reporters union at The Wall Street Journal, ending several months of sometimes contentious talks.
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News Corp.  and Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  have "basically agreed" to a structure to protect the editorial independence of the company'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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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 Sunday.
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The family that controls Dow Jones & Co.  said on Thursday that it plans to meet with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to discuss his $5 billion bid to buy the company, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.  has not yet reached a deal to buy Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  and discussions continue, representatives for Dow Jones and its controlling Bancroft family said on Friday.
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Financial Times publisher Pearson Plc   is seeking partners to make a possible bid for Wall  Street Journal owner Dow Jones & Co. , the Journal  reported on its Web site on Friday.
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A tentative deal between News Corp.  and Dow Jones & Co Inc.  would give an independent board the power to approve the hiring and firing of top editors at The Wall Street Journal, three sources said on Thursday.
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If Rupert Murdoch can assure the family owners of Dow Jones that he will not meddle in the news coverage of the Wall Street Journal, the family will tell the company's board of directors it can start negotiating a sale price with the media mogul, a source said yesterday.
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NEW YORK -- General Electric Co. and Pearson PLC may challenge News Corp.'s $5 billion bid for Dow Jones &amp; Co. with a plan that could let Dow Jones's controlling family to keep an interest in the company, the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal reported on their websites yesterday.
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News Corp. 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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Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. has not  yet reached a deal to buy Dow Jones & Co. Inc. and discussions  continue, representatives for Dow Jones and its controlling  Bancroft family said on Friday.
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The News Corporation and advisers for Dow Jones are close to agreeing on terms to protect The Wall Street Journalâs independence if the company is taken over.
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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.