Dow Jones deal would let Murdoch fire editors: report
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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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An announcement could come as early as today that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and the Dow Jones board of directors have agreed on editorial protections for the Wall Street Journal, allowing the two sides to start discussing Murdoch's bid for the company and its high-profile newspaper.
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In the Wall Street Journal deal, the question is when, not if, Murdoch would take control.
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Dow Jones & Co Inc shareholders voted  to approve a $5.6 billion buyout by News Corp on Thursday,  giving Rupert Murdoch control of one of the world's most  influential newspapers, the Wall Street Journal.
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp agrees a tentative $5bn takeover of Dow Jones, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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BOSTON/NEW YORK  - 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's News Corp  for the publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
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An editorial board overseeing the Wall Street Journal under a Rupert Murdoch ownership would have five members jointly chosen by Murdoch's News Corp.  and the Journal's parent company, Dow Jones.
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Dow Jones & Co. director Dieter von Holtzbrinck quit yesterday to protest the board's recommendation that the company accept Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion purchase bid, saying he is worried that the media mogul will compromise the editorial integrity of Dow Jones's prized jewel, the Wall Street...
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News Corp.'s purchase of Dow Jones may tear down the wall at WSJ.com.
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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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Christopher Bancroft, part of the family that controls Dow Jones , is trying to block a takeover by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , a source familiar with the situation said on Monday, confirming a story reported in the Wall Street Journal.
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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. Inc. and Rupert  Murdoch&#39;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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A lot of Wall Street Journal reporters and editors worry about the nature of their jobs in a takeover by Rupert Murdoch. But for some the alternative may be no job at all.
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The Wall Street Journal, already roiled by a proposed takeover by Rupert Murdoch, will detail today a major newsroom shake-up, including the reassignment and replacement of several top editors, officials there say.
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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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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&#39;s News  Corp (NWSa.N)  for the publisher of The Wall Street  Journal.