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Murdoch Takes a Journalistic Icon

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John Berthelsen
Aug 01, 2007
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The decision by the Dow Jones Co. to sell a controlling interest in the company to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp marks a sad day for journalistic values, a sign that those who believe that professional integrity trumps the profit motive have lost an important battle.

With the deal, one of the last three major family-owned newspapers in the United States ‑ o…

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