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From Eugene Robinson's chat:
Falls Church, Va.: Whether Murdoch meddles with the editorial control of the WSJ or not, the perception will be after a period of time that the conservative nature of the paper is nothing more than an extension of the Fox News model. Whether that's right or wrong, it ultimately will be a big plus for left-wingers and liberals. It will, at the end of the day, be a bad thing for conservatives in general. Mark my words, perception of Murdoch controlling the WSJ will lead to its marginalization as just another conservative mouthpiece for the Australian.
Eugene Robinson: That's an excellent point, and I hadn't thought of it in those terms. That must explain the WSJ editorial a few weeks ago that talked about the prospect of a sale to Murdoch in a tone that reminded me of the last defenders of the Alamo. It makes sense that they would fear that their ideological conservatism would come to be seen as equivalent to Murdoch's much more situational conservatism.
