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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Roy Greenslade

Dow Jones shareholder: why I don't want Murdoch

Why is James Ottaway, whose family own 6.2% of Dow Jones stock, opposed to a Rupert Murdoch takeover? In a lengthy Q&A, he says: "The first biggest issue is more media concentration in the hands the people who use their media power for personal, political, and business interests." But there is much more. Especially interesting for British journalists trying to grasp the American newspaper ownership tradition. (Via Columbia Journalism Review)

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