No Firm Evidence on How Murdoch Would Run Journal
By Frank Ahrens and Mary Jordan
Washington Post
In Rupert Murdoch's world, not all journalism is created equal.
Unlike in the United States, where even the smallest newspapers claim to hew to the same standards of objectivity, the journalism in Murdoch's global media empire runs from serious to salacious, from evenhanded to partisan. And, like many overseas news outlets, Murdoch's newspapers and journalism businesses often are aligned with governments.
This has caused what many journalists consider to be unacceptable intrusion of Murdoch's corporate and political interests into his journalism and media operations.
As Murdoch's unsolicited $5 billion bid for Dow Jones, parent of the Wall Street Journal, has gained ground in recent days, the question becomes more urgent: What would Murdoch do to the Journal if he owned it?
The Bancroft family, which controls Dow Jones, has sought assurances that a Murdoch-owned Journal would remain editorially independent before they would support a sale. Yesterday, the family gave News Corp. a proposal for an editorial board that would be a buffer between the Journal and Murdoch.
Murdoch is the face of News Corp. in a way that separates it from other major media companies. His sensibilities permeate the company in a way that, say, Robert A. Iger's do not at the Walt Disney Co.
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Washington Post
In Rupert Murdoch's world, not all journalism is created equal.
Unlike in the United States, where even the smallest newspapers claim to hew to the same standards of objectivity, the journalism in Murdoch's global media empire runs from serious to salacious, from evenhanded to partisan. And, like many overseas news outlets, Murdoch's newspapers and journalism businesses often are aligned with governments.
This has caused what many journalists consider to be unacceptable intrusion of Murdoch's corporate and political interests into his journalism and media operations.
As Murdoch's unsolicited $5 billion bid for Dow Jones, parent of the Wall Street Journal, has gained ground in recent days, the question becomes more urgent: What would Murdoch do to the Journal if he owned it?
The Bancroft family, which controls Dow Jones, has sought assurances that a Murdoch-owned Journal would remain editorially independent before they would support a sale. Yesterday, the family gave News Corp. a proposal for an editorial board that would be a buffer between the Journal and Murdoch.
Murdoch is the face of News Corp. in a way that separates it from other major media companies. His sensibilities permeate the company in a way that, say, Robert A. Iger's do not at the Walt Disney Co.
(Continued here.)
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