Category Archives: Wall Street Journal

WSJ Free Of Fee? Rupert Murdoch Might Not Actually Care

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 win, best relished with a cold beverage (I don’t really know what kind of cold [...]

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The Drama Behind The Sale of The Wall Street Journal

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 Bancroft’s mis-step in publishing that their intent to possibly sell, and Rupert Murdoch’s wiley [...]

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The Problem With Making The Wall Street Journal (Online) Free.

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 — be taken down.  This isn’t just the fever dream of cheap would-be media wonks [...]

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