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 The View
 From Inside
 the Uma Jury 

Member explains how panel reached stalking verdict

May 7, 08 12:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Wall Street Journal reporter who served on the jury that convicted Uma Thurman’s stalker yesterday looks back today, recalling just over a week of debate, junk food, and weird dreams. “The fact that she was a famous movie star made us partly charmed, partly suspicious," writes... More »

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New York City • Wall Street Journal • celebrity trials • stalker • celebrity • juror • verdict • Uma Thurman

OPINION

Cut the Charade: Let Rupert Have His Way With Journal

Let's stop kidding ourselves: he's taking it anyway

May 1, 08 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Let’s stop kidding ourselves, Jack Shafer writes in Slate: Rupert Murdoch is seizing control of the Wall Street Journal, and we might as well be done with the “Special Committee” that was supposed to protect editorial independence. The Bancroft family insisted on the creation of the board, which... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Bancroft family • News Corp • Marcus Brauchli • editorial independence

WSJ Oversight Panel Slams Editor's Ouster

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

Apr 29, 08 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... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • Bancroft family • News Corp • Marcus Brauchli • editorial independence

 Newspaper Circulation Off 3.6% 

USA Today, WSJ only big names to buck accelerating downward trend

Apr 28, 08 4:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Newspaper circulation contracted the past six months as competition from Internet sources and cutbacks in advertising decreased sales, Bloomberg reports. Circulation dropped 3.6% for the industry as a whole, with only USA Today and the Wall Street Journal enjoying slightly increased circulation among the 25 largest papers. "The... More »

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newspaper • New York Times • Wall Street Journal • USA Today • circulation • Los Angeles Times • New York Daily News • newspaper industry

OPINION

Paid Off And Gagged, WSJ Honchos Betray Treasured Trust

Murdoch burns paper's 'fundamental value'

Apr 28, 08 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - More top Wall Street Journal execs have been spit out by the Murdoch machine, and the staff they leave behind is furious they’re leaving so quietly. Zipping their mouths was part of hefty severance packages, David Carr notes in the New York Times, and as the line evaporates between... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • News Corp • voluntary severance • Marcus Brauchli • non-disclosure agreement • Stuart Karle

Murdoch Calls FCC Bluff With Newsday Move

News Corp. would need waiver to dodge anti-consolidation rules

Apr 23, 08 6:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch is betting new federal standards limiting media ownership to one TV station and one newspaper (per market) won't keep him from buying a fifth New York outlet. The mogul has long held waivers to control media in excess of the rules, and he doesn't think recent enforcement pledges... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • FCC • Wall Street Journal • New York Post • Newsday • News Corp • waiver • WNYW-TV • WWOR-TV

Exiting Journal Editor Was Stuck Between Rupe and 'DNA'

Murdoch wanted own man, faster change

Apr 23, 08 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Continuing to report on the aftershocks of its own takeover, the Wall Street Journal does a postmortem on the departure of top editor Marcus Brauchli, detailing his uncomfortable position between a demanding new owner and the paper's institutional “DNA.” Rupert Murdoch wanted to build a direct competitor to... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • News Corp • Marcus Brauchli

UPDATED

Read All About It: Journal Posts 'Help Wanted' Sign

Managing editor quits, will consult for News Corp.

Apr 22, 08 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - After Marcus Brauchli officially resigned as managing editor of the Wall Street Journal this afternoon, the paper said it will "begin a search for Mr. Brauchli's replacement immediately." That may prove difficult: Brauchli, who will remain with News Corp. as a consultant,   wasn't given the control over... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • News Corp • Marcus Brauchli

Top Editor
Bails on
Journal

Four months under Murdoch regime enough for Brauchli

Apr 22, 08 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four months into the Rupert Murdoch era, the Wall Street Journal’s managing editor is resigning. Marcus Brauchli, in the job since May, has tried to chart a path between Murdoch and the paper’s traditionalists, sources told Time, which broke the story on its website. The split is... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • editor • News Corp • Robert Thomson

 Bloomberg
 Won't Buy
 NY Times 

Billionaire not interested in ailing paper

Apr 22, 08 8:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - If the New York Times is wooing potential buyers as many have speculated, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg seems to be an ideal suitor. He heads a media empire, has a $12 billion fortune and the acumen to go mano-a-mano with Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal—and he'll have... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • New York Times • Wall Street Journal • Michael Bloomberg • Boston Globe • Ochs-Sulzberger • Harbinger • Firebrand Partners

Murdoch's Journal Readies Battle Against the Times

Clash of titans recalls Hearst v. Pulitzer

Apr 20, 08 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A newly Rupert Murdoch-ified Wall Street Journal throws down the gauntlet at the New York Times tomorrow, reports Newsweek, in the biggest battle of newspaper titans since Hearst v. Pulitzer. Murdoch is looking for (more) power and respect from the journalistic elite at a time when the Gray Lady is... More »

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newspaper • Rupert Murdoch • New York Times • Wall Street Journal • journalism • William Randolph Hearst • News Corp • Joseph Pulitzer

Cash-Strapped Papers Take Scribes Off Trail

Some mourn loss of perspective; others find blogs are OK substitute

Mar 26, 08 8:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The decline in the number of writers attached to presidential campaigns is “striking,” the New York Times reports—with only five newspapers trying to follow the candidates full-time. With per-person travel costs at $30,000, or more, a month, cash-strapped outlets are choosing not to foot the bill.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • newspaper • New York Times • Washington Post • Wall Street Journal • blogging • USA Today • Los Angeles Times • election • Dallas Morning News • Chicago Tribune • Timothy Crouse • The Boys on the Bus

Bad Credit News Means
Good Tidings for Analysts

Demand for financial insight buoys Breaking Views, other sites

Mar 24, 08 5:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Bear Stearns crisis was bad news for many, but it was good news—or at least good business—for financial analysts at London-based Breaking Views. The credit crunch is increasing demand for the company’s financial insights, offered online and, through various partnerships, in print. Breaking Views is seizing... More »

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Wall Street Journal • Bear Stearns • Financial Times • finance • online news • credit crisis • Economist • subprime crisis • economy • Breaking Views • Hugo Dixon • Daylife • Upendra Shardanand • Maziar Darvish • Internet Business Group • financial crisis

Murdoch 'More Pessimistic' About Economy

Downturn worse than expected by Rupe, who won't fight for Yahoo

Mar 11, 08 4:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The last month has made media boss Rupert Murdoch "a lot more pessimistic" about the outlook for the US economy, Reuters reports. Ad revenue is below expectations at his TV stations and newspapers and he expects "a temporary downturn for a year or so" at Dow Jones, the... More »

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Yahoo • Microsoft • Rupert Murdoch • advertising • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • recession • Fox Entertainment Group • News Corp

At Murdoch's Journal, No Cheap Makeover

New faces and ideas to mine affluent audience, but no Foxification

Mar 5, 08 10:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch may now own the nation's hallowed financial bible, but the dumbing-down fears that accompanied the purchase of the Wall Street Journal have so far proven unfounded. This week the Journal will introduce a new sports page that will integrate stats from another News Corp. property, but Murdoch's company... More »

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newspaper • Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • News Corp • sports page • WSJ

Murdoch's Journal Amps Up Politics, Speeds Up Stories

Politics come first; coverage gets to the point

Feb 11, 08 12:35 PM CST
(Newser) - A month into the Rupert Murdoch era, the Wall Street Journal hasn't exactly turned into Fox News, but it has ratcheted up its political coverage, David Carr writes in the New York Times. The Journal's managing editor tells Carr the change is driven by both the drama of the presidential... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • New York Times • Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal Moving to Midtown

Murdoch wants new
toy at News Corp. HQ, not near namesake

Jan 29, 08 10:18 AM CST
(Newser) - For 119 years, the Wall Street Journal has been based a few minutes away from the legendary financial hub it's named for, but new owner Rupert Murdoch plans to move it uptown, the New York Observer reports. The paper's staff is reportedly happy with the move, but more changes are... More »

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newspaper • Rupert Murdoch • New York • Wall Street Journal • News Corp

Online Journal Readers
Can't Put Wallets Away (Yet)

Murdoch lets decision slip at World Economic Forum

Jan 25, 08 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Puncturing the hopes of thrifty web surfers everywhere, the Wall Street Journal will continue to charge for much of its online content, at least for now. New owner Rupert Murdoch's apparently unplanned announcement at the World Economic Forum in Davos came after months of dithering over whether to keep access... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • online news • News Corp

News Corp. to Sell
8 Fox Stations for $1.1B

Company unloads local operations to focus on larger markets

Dec 23, 07 8:47 AM CST
(Newser) - News Corp., shifting its focus to its larger, more profitable properties, will sell eight of its medium-market Fox network TV stations to investment firm Oak Hill Capital Partners for $1.1 billion. The sale will leave the media company, which acquired the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones for $5.... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Sam Zell • Tribune Company • Wall Street Journal • Fox • News Corp

Dow Jones CEO Leaves Ahead of Murdoch Posse

News Corp. insider to move in; WSJ publisher expected to leave next

Dec 6, 07 5:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Dow Jones’ CEO resigned today, one week before News Corp. is expected to finalize its purchase of the Wall Street Journal publisher. Insiders say Richard Zannino’s replacement will be Rupert Murdoch confidant Les Hinton; the succession, to be announced tomorrow, is thought to be the first among many in... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • Richard Zannino • Les Hinton • News Corp • Robert Thomson

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