Editorial independence key in Dow Jones sale
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In 1981, Rupert Murdoch and a division of his News Corp. made extraordinary promises about not meddling in the news pages of The Times of London and The Sunday Times, which they were about to take over. But in short order, no one doubted who was firmly in control of the newsrooms.
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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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Dow Jones &amp; Co. Inc. on Wednesday said it would start publishing a weekend version of its Wall Street Journal business newspaper, and that the move would be modestly dilutive to its 2005 earnings.
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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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I think a deal between News Corp. and Dow Jones would bode well for Wall Street Journal readers.
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In an effort to capture more readers and advertising dollars, Dow Jones &amp; Co. will launch a Saturday edition of its flagship newspaper, The Wall Street Journal, in September 2005, the company announced yesterday.
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The family that controls Dow Jones & Co.  said for the first time it would consider selling the publisher of the Wall Street Journal to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , dropping its outright opposition to his $5 billion bid.
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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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LOS ANGELES -- Dow Jones &amp; Co.'s board will take the lead in deciding whether the Wall Street Journal publisher will be sold to News Corp. for $60 a share as MySpace.com founder Brad Greenspan offered the same price for 25 percent of the company.
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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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Rupert Murdoch won control of a long-coveted prize, The Wall Street Journal, when shareholders of Dow Jones & Company gave their blessing to a takeover by Mr. Murdochâs News Corporation.
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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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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and Dow Jones & Co. Inc. have "basically agreed" on safeguards to the editorial independence of Dow Jones' 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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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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Rupert Murdoch is expected to turn on  the charm on Monday to reassure the family that controls Dow  Jones & Co. Inc. that his $5 billion offer for the company will  not undermine its flagship newspaper, The Wall Street Journal.
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Dow Jones won out over a list of competing media bidders to gain control of MarketWatch with its $18-a-share offer. If the buy is approved by shareholders, Dow Jones will gain a valuable foothold in the fast
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Media & professional: News Corp's bid for the Wall Street Journal is a bold play - not least because of the size of the offer.