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One Question for Rupert Murdoch

Do Fox News, or the New York Post, or the Sun, have editorial independence
or integrity?

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Rupert Murdoch Already Is a Global Statesman

Murdoch is already a global statesman, and he has
been one for decades. In fact, he has been the most powerful press baron in
the world for many years now. Owning the Journal would, at the margin, increase
his influence. But Rupert is not some déclassé billionaire with
more money than clout.
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In Defense of Rupert Murdoch

Have Dow Jones journalists really been so beaten down by mismanagement and underinvestment that they can’t recognize an optimist when they see one?
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Rupert Murdoch: White Knight, or Dark Destroyer?

There’s a good rule of thumb in any takeover battle, when looking at the target
company: if the company’s competitors oppose the deal, it’s probably a good
deal. Let me add another: if the company’s present owners start falling back
onto soaring rhetoric in defense of the status quo, it’s probably a good deal.
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The Murdoch Charm Offensive Peters Out

There are limits to the effectiveness of Rupert Murdoch’s
charm offensive, it would seem. Judging by today’s news, indeed, the offensive
seems to have worked only on the journalists who were physically in the room
with him when he was putting his case.
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The Murdoch Charm Offensive Hits New York

The Rupert Murdoch charm offensive hits the New York Times
today, which features a long
interview
with the man himself. And give him credit: he says all the right
things.
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WSJ on the WSJ

Has Rupert held out a promise of editorial independence for the Wall Street Journal?
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News Corp-Dow Jones: Hope Yet For Rupert

The unions hate
it
. The owners are going to vote
against
it. The New York Observer says that it’s sunk.
So is there any hope for Rupert Murdoch in his bid to buy Dow
Jones?
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Murdoch bids for Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal is the kind of property that newspapermen spend entire lifetimes dreaming about owning.
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