Matter of Opinion

Wed., Aug. 1, 2007

In The News: Murdoch Annexes Wall Street Journal

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The Dow Jones news ticker is shown earlier today in New York's Times Square. Rupert Murdoch has sealed a deal to buy Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co. for $5 billion, ending a century of family ownership and adding a crown jewel to his global media empire, News Corp.

Question: Anyone willing to guess what changes Murdoch will make to the Wall Street Journal?

Posted Aug. 1, 2007, 12:15 p.m.

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