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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Star-struck WSJ trumpets celeb factor

The Wall Street Journal, as you know, is NOT dumbing down since its December acquisition by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. But this week it put out an extraordinary press release trumpeting one of its own stories. "My Legal Cameo: Why We Convicted Uma Thurman Stalker" was the front page WSJ story by reporter Emily Steel that the paper trumpeted far and wide. The press release tartly ordered at the top: "Please credit the Wall Street Journal". Folks, consider yourself credited.

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