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WSJ Oversight Panel Slams Editor's Ouster

Removal violated 'letter and spirit' of agreement with News Corp.

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 29, 2008 5:53 PM CDT

(Newser) – A committee formed to protect the editorial independence of the Wall Street Journal from Rupert Murdoch’s influence said today the solicited resignation of managing editor Macrus Brauchli violated an agreement with Murdoch's News Corporation, Reuters reports. The committee is supposed to review all high-level hirings and firings, but, as Brauchli opted to resign, it learned of his ouster only after the fact.

In this undated photo provided by Dow Jones and Company, managing editor Marcus Brauchli is shown.
In this undated photo provided by Dow Jones and Company, managing editor Marcus Brauchli is shown.   (AP Photo)
Rupert Murdoch, who controls global media conglomerate News Corp., speaks at a news conference in New York in this file photo of Oct. 20, 2006.
Rupert Murdoch, who controls global media conglomerate News Corp., speaks at a news conference in New York in this file photo of Oct. 20, 2006.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
The under-pressure resignation of Marcus Brauchli as managing editor of the Wall Street Journal was criticized today by members of an editorial committee formed after the paper's sale to News Corp.
The under-pressure resignation of Marcus Brauchli as managing editor of the Wall Street Journal was criticized today by members of an editorial committee formed after the paper's sale to News Corp.   (AP Photo)
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