WSJ China Reporters Blast Murdoch In Letter To Bancroft Family

Talking Points Memo Greg Sargent May 14, 2007 08:21 PM
The pushback from the Wall Street Journal's journalists against Rupert Murdoch's bid to take over the paper is growing more and more intense.
Here's the latest: The paper's China-based reporters -- whose coverage won a Pulitzer this year -- have now sent a powerful letter to three key members of the Bancroft family, the Dow Jones Company's controlling shareholder. The letter -- to family members Leslie Hill, Elizabeth Steele and Christopher Bancroft, and to trustee Michael Elefante, all of whom are on Dow Jones' board -- warns that Murdoch could use the Journal as a tool to advance his business interests in China. READ FULL STORY