Murdoch Bids For Dow Jones

Murdoch Bids For Dow Jones

1 May 2007 · 1 Comment

I enjoy my stodgy old Wall Street Journal. The news articles are usually well-written, there are usually stories that I can’t find elsewhere, and I consistently disagree with the Op-Eds enough to provide plenty of fodder for potential blog posts.

So, it was with some interest that I encountered this wire service story:

Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, said Tuesday it has received an unsolicited bid from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. to buy the company for $60 per share, or $5 billion.

News Corp. owns several media companies, including Fox.

I don’t know whether to be amused or deeply disturbed by the notion of the WSJ developing a Fox News-ish flavor.

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