-- News Corp’s (Nasdaq: NWS) Dow Jones (Nasdaq: DJ) takeover has claimed its first top-level personnel casualty. DJ VP of news strategy Paul Ingrassia told Reuters late Monday that, after…

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Kinda interesting: a community news sharing and social networking section just launched on MarketWatch, now part of Dow Jones (NYSE: DJ). It links to stories within Marketwatch, allows members to…

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A reminder that life goes on at Dow Jones (NYSE: DJ) while the buyout by News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) wends its way to a close ... DJ announced today that,…

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Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett’s holding company, bought a small 3 percent stake in Dow Jones (NYSE: DJ) in Q2, as the negotiations with News Corp were going on, according to…

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Last week we mentioned a research note by Lehman Brothers analyst Doug Anmuth, who did a detailed number-crunching and analysis of the scenarios if WSJ.com became open. Today, UBS analysts…

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Dow Jones (NYSE: DJ) filed its 10-Q late today with SEC, and not much new info on the digital side, besides some adjustment in the final buyout price for UK-based…

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Everyone and their mother in law has numbers proving one side or the other: whether making WSJ.com fully open, ad-supported instead of subscription makes sense or not. WSJ publisher Gordon…

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Imported publisher possible: Reports from both sides of the Atlantic that Times of London editor Robert Thomson will be involved in a Murdoch-run DJ. Murdoch has mentioned the possibility of…

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Presidential candidate John Edwards, who led fellow Democratic candidates to boycott a Fox News-sponsored debate, is now urging that News Corp.’s acquisition of Dow Jones should be blocked. Edwards argues…

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An interesting wrinkle, but probably won’t stand as proceedings start: FCC Commissioner Michael Copps said in prepared statement that the commision will look closely at the $5.6 billion News Corp…

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However he might feel personally—and he’s not saying as top execs try to maintain neutrality—Gordon Crovitz now is touting the potential benefits of the News Corp.-Dow Jones deal. Crovitz, a…

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Dow Jones (NYSE: DJ) CEO Rich Zannino reached out to his staff after the late-night agreement to merge with News Corp. You can read the full text here. Zannino, who…

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The definitive merger agreement is in with roughly 37 percent of the Bancroft shares voting in favor of the $5 billion deal. Some of the details: -- A five-person special…

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It’s not quite a manifesto but it is as clear a declaration of purpose as readers and staff of the Wall Street Journal could hope for at this point. In…

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Everyone has something to say about Rupert Murdoch and Dow Jones ... some even stand out: Larry Kramer, founder, MarketWatch (via Bits): Argues that Murdoch would do better leaving WSJ…

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Newspaper and internet analyst Lauren Rich Fine retired earlier this year after 19 years with Merrill Lynch. Today she takes us up on an open invitation to write about industry…

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Entrepreneur Brad Greenspan wants DJ shareholders to know Rupert Murdoch isn’t the only answer. In an open letter, he outlines a Monday letter to the DJ board that discloses “over…

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WSJ is reporting that the Bancrofts have until 5 p.m. Monday to tell the lead trustee how the various trusts will vote. As of late Sunday, it was still too…

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A couple of updates as time ticks by for a decision by the Bancroft family ... WSJ reports that a key Bancroft faction will vote against the News Corp. offer.…

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If the News Corp-DJ deal happen, this would have very interesting ramifications, but even without it, worth nothing: China Digital News reports that Dow Jones (NYSE: DJ) is in talks…

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Updated below: Dow Jones’ fate could be sealed by Friday: Members of the Bancroft family will decide by then on selling the company to News Corp, reports Reuters. One prominent…

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Say what you will about Brad Greenspan, his track record, his maverick personality, and his oddball partners on the Dow Jones bid, his thoughts about how to develop WSJ.com and…

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In what could be its last earnings report before it becomes part of News Corp., Dow Jones (NYSE: DJ) said its profits fell 26.5 percent, posting earnings of $21 million,…

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No resolution this week and possibly none next week when it comes to the Bancrofts ... according to the Journal, the family plans a Monday meeting in Boston to hear…

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A fuller picture of the newspaper slump will be revealed this week, as Gannett releases its Q2 report today, with Dow Jones and McClatchy reporting on Thursday. WSJ takes an…

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