Los Angeles Times
Observers say
Rupert Murdoch's plan is to go after the "vulnerable" New York Times. People who've worked for Murdoch believe he's coyly talking up what he might do to the Wall Street Journal's news operation to draw attention away from his more immediate plan -- an attack on the Times' business side. "The biggest change will be not in editorial but in sales," one source tells
Joseph Menn.
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Jon Friedman wouldn't be surprised if many of NYT's future decisions will be judged as a response to the Dow Jones deal.
(MarketWatch)
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Three chains most likely buyers for 22 papers Murdoch plans to sell (BN)
