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Page Six Fallout May Hurt Murdoch

The Wall Street Journal doesn't have a gossip column, and that's no accident

By Sarah Seltzer,  Newser User

Posted May 21, 2007 12:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – Shenanigans at the New York Post may mean trouble for Rupert Murdoch's Dow Jones bid, David Carr writes in today's Times. The tales of sex, lies, and bribery spicing up Page Six are normal fare for the gossip standby, but the fact that they're about the Post itself may not sit well with the owners of the Wall Street Journal.

A juicy affidavit by a former Post employee details a host of editorial transgressions, including allegations that Murdoch manipulated coverage. The Post got in front of the story Friday with an account Carr gleefully compares to Proust; he goes on to speculate about the story's effect on Murdoch's ongoing  "public makeover from ruthless mogul to reverent steward of the news."

 Co. has been rebuffed by the Bancroft family, which has controlling interest. Murdoch's News Corp. publishes the Post, while The Wall Street Journal is published by Dow Jones. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Co. has been rebuffed by the Bancroft family, which has controlling interest. Murdoch's News Corp. publishes the Post, while The Wall Street Journal is published by Dow Jones. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)   (Associated Press)
 Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, is now firmly in play, even after the controlling Bancroft family turned thumbs down to a $5 billion bid from Rupert Murdoch. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, is now firmly in play, even after the controlling Bancroft family turned thumbs down to a $5 billion bid from Rupert Murdoch. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)   (Associated Press)
In this photo provided by Microsoft Corp., News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch is shown taking part in a panel discussion Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at Microsoft's annual CEO summit meetings in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Microsoft Corp., Gary Voth, HO)
In this photo provided by Microsoft Corp., News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch is shown taking part in a panel discussion Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at Microsoft's annual CEO summit meetings in Redmond, Wash....   (Associated Press)
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