Wall-Street-Journal

WSJ Does Round Up of Blogger Reaction Includes Dear Author

WSJ Does Round Up of Blogger Reaction Includes Dear Author

The Wall Street Journal reported on the blogosphere reaction to the Kindle. Apparently my quotable words were “same fugly hot mess we’ve been seeing for months”. One of the blogosphere’s question is why Amazon is charging for blog content. I suspect it is because Amazon is not charging for the EVDO access and this is [...]

Murdoch Wants a Free Wall Street Journal Online

Murdoch Wants a Free Wall Street Journal Online

Rupert Murdoch consummated a deal to buy Dow Jones & Co for $5.6 billion and now is urging the board to make the online Journal free. The Wall Street Journal currently charges $99 and is the only major news site that has an online fee now that the New York Times has eliminated the subscription [...]

Rupert Murdoch and the Bancroft Family Meet to Discuss Merger

The idea of Rupert Murdoch owning the Wall Street Journal is enough to put shivers down the back of any one in search of “fair and balanced” news but that reality might come sooner than we think. Rupert Murdoch is in talks with the Bancroft Family to have News Corp. (parent corporation of Harper Collins, [...]