Archive for the “Wall Street Journal” category
WSJ Free Of Fee? Rupert Murdoch Might Not Actually Care
by Tony Hung on August 10, 2007
Rupert Murdoch paid a hefty premium (a 65% premium, in fact) to secure the Wall Street Journal. As someone who has always been traditionally viewed as an outsider (although, probably not for some time now), this must be one tasty (…)
The Drama Behind The Sale of The Wall Street Journal
by Tony Hung on August 5, 2007
After the news earlier in the week of the sale of the WSJ, it turns out there’s actually quite a bit of drama behind the sale. Family in-fighting, the question of impartiality in the advice given to the Bancroft family, (…)
The Problem With Making The Wall Street Journal (Online) Free.
by Tony Hung on August 1, 2007
With the news that the WSJ has essentially been all but sold to Rupert Murdoch and News Corp, there has been a resurrection of some conversation around the paywall around the WSJ. Namely, that it might – or perhaps, should (…)