USA: Journalists strike at the Wall Street Journal
In protest against a possible takeover of the financial paper by Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch, around 200 journalists stayed away from work on Thursday.
In protest against a possible takeover of the financial paper by Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch, around 200 journalists stayed away from work on Thursday.
According to the SDA, around a third of Wall Street Journal journalists went on strike to express their conviction that publishing freedom does indeed depend on the owner. Murdoch wants to buy the Dow Jones media group, which also owns the Wall Street Journal, for five billion dollars. After initial resistance, the owner family Bancroft has now entered into negotiations with Murdoch. Much to the displeasure of journalists, who do not believe the media tsar's promise that journalistic independence would be preserved after a takeover.
According to the SDA, around a third of Wall Street Journal journalists went on strike to express their conviction that publishing freedom does indeed depend on the owner. Murdoch wants to buy the Dow Jones media group, which also owns the Wall Street Journal, for five billion dollars. After initial resistance, the owner family Bancroft has now entered into negotiations with Murdoch. Much to the displeasure of journalists, who do not believe the media tsar's promise that journalistic independence would be preserved after a takeover.
