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Panel to Shield Journal Editors

In latest deal, hybrid board would hire and fire key staffers

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 29, 2007 5:38 AM CDT

(Newser) – A watchdog committee, not would-be owner Rupert Murdoch, would hire and fire editors under a tentative pact to protect the editorial independence of the Wall Street Journal,  a source familiar with details of the deal tells MarketWatch. Members of the panel would be chosen...   Read full story »

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