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The Motley Fool June 5, 2007 Tim Beyers	A Dow Jones Bidding War? Shares of the media company surged nearly 15% on news that the Bancrofts would meet with News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch to discuss a potential sale. News Corp. offered $5 billion, or $60 a share, for Dow Jones last month, which the board initially rejected.
Information Today May 7, 2007	News Corp. Offers to Buy Dow Jones--Developing Story News Corp., the media conglomerate owned by Rupert Murdoch, has offered $5 billion to buy Dow Jones & Co.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Tim Beyers	Don't Raise the Roof, Rupert Dow Jones is only worth so much. Murdoch will squeeze more than enough value out of the company to justify bidding $5 billion. But not one penny more.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2007 David Lee Smith	The Gray Lady's Bones Are Showing At New York Times, advertising revenue continues to slide, and the stock price has followed.
HBS Working Knowledge July 19, 2007 James Aisner	Podcast: Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal Media baron Rupert Murdoch's bid to acquire Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal is one step closer to fruition. In this interview, Harvard Professor Bharat N. Anand discusses the proposed deal and pressures facing the newspaper business.
The Motley Fool April 9, 2007 David Lee Smith	Gray Lady May See Colorful Meeting Advisory report urges New York Times shareholders to withhold votes for directors. Investors should be advised to remain mere observers of this and other newspaper-related dramas.
BusinessWeek May 21, 2007 Gene G. Marcial	News Corp.'s Good News Whether or not Rupert Murdoch bags Dow Jones with his surprise $5 billion bid, some investors say the stock to buy is News Corp., which he controls.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 David Lee Smith	Times Duels With Shareholders Shareholders, displeased with flagging earnings and shares, withhold votes at Times' annual meeting. Investors, take note.
Information Today August 6, 2007 Paula J. Hane	News Corp. (Finally) Wins Its Bid for Dow Jones Dow Jones & Co. and News Corp. announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement under which News Corp. will acquire Dow Jones.
The Motley Fool September 4, 2008 Tim Beyers	The Life and Times of Rupert Murdoch News Corp. CEO and chairman Rupert Murdoch desperately wants to acquire The New York Times Co.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2007 David Lee Smith	Dow Jones' Hoppin' Pace As it nears consummation of its acquisition by News Corp., Dow Jones is a beehive of activity.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2007 David Lee Smith	Rupert's Prowling Again Rupert Murdoch has offered a large premium to buy The Wall Street Journal's parent Dow Jones & Co. Investors, take note.
InternetNews May 1, 2007	News Corp. Bids $5B on Dow Jones Empire Dow Jones issued a statement today that confirmed that it had received an unsolicited proposal from News Corp. to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Dow Jones common stock and Class B common stock.
BusinessWeek May 14, 2007 Tom Lowry et al.	Crazy Like A Fox Murdoch's bid to get his hands on The Journal may seem foolishly pricey, but he's got his reasons. Inside Murdoch's surprise attack on Dow Jones
BusinessWeek July 9, 2007 Fine & Lowry	Big Media, Big Changes Here's who wins and loses in a world where News Corp. takes over Dow Jones.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 David Lee Smith	Good Things Ahead for "Journal" Readers A deal between News Corp. and Dow Jones would bode well for Wall Street Journal readers and investors alike.
The Motley Fool June 20, 2007 Tim Beyers	Everybody Hates Rupert General Electric revealed that it is contemplating a bid for Dow Jones with Financial Times publisher Pearson PLC, hoping to snatch the media giant away from News Corp., which offered $60 a share in May.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2007 David Lee Smith	Very Nice, News Corp. The film segment, and many other divisions' results, make great benefit for Murdoch. Investors would be smart to consider adding News Corp. to their media investments.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2007 Tim Beyers	Dare to Divulge, Dow Jones Former Dow Jones chairman Peter Kann's stance on current management's decision to turn down a $5 billion takeover bid raises two interesting questions. Does the right of the citizenry to a free press trump the right of shareholders to make a profit?
The Motley Fool October 19, 2007 David Lee Smith	Same Industry, Different Results Newspaper firms Dow Jones and McClatchy report their quarterly results, offering divergent views of the publishing industry.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2007 David Lee Smith	Don't Mess With My Journal, Rupert While The Wall Street Journal may eventually have new ownership, investors hope a reduction in quality won't follow.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Dow Jones' Selling Points The company's pitch to ditch some newspapers points to industry trends. Watching its continued strategic changes should prove interesting to investors who are keeping a close eye on the industry.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A Fool Looks Back Media frenzy and a search engine makeover went for a brief jog down Wall Street this past week: Down with the Dow Jones... If you Ask.com the right questions... etc.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2007 David Lee Smith	Rupert's Offer Chops Dow Jones' Quarter As intrigue surrounds two of its directors, Dow Jones' quarter suffers from Rupert's bid.
InternetNews August 1, 2007 Andy Patrizio	Outfoxed: News Corp. Nabs Dow Jones After a three month chase, the family controlling The Wall Street Journal gives in to Murdoch's $5.6 billion offer.
The Motley Fool December 24, 2007 David Lee Smith	News Corp. Trimming and Pruning News Corp.'s post-acquisition restructuring has begun, as the company attempts to integrate its newly acquired Dow Jones assets and shed some lower-margin properties.
BusinessWeek August 13, 2007 Jon Fine	Where Rupert Could Fall Short Murdoch's patience is not what the Journal needs.
BusinessWeek May 9, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	How Now, Dow Jones Rumors of a Dow Jones buyout have surfaced before, but this time that ship may float. The stock has dropped 50% in the past five years, and analysts have downgrade the company to a "sell."
The Motley Fool August 7, 2007 Rich Duprey	A Story Worth Writing News Corp.'s acquisition of Dow Jones is a deal that can help expand the premier business properties worldwide. One of Rupert Murdoch's goals for his new paper is to expand it's reach in Europe.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Slow News Day at Dow Jones Is Dow Jones' third quarter good news for investors?
The Motley Fool July 9, 2007 David Lee Smith	Rogue Newsman Is the One for "Wall Street Journal" With a high enough wall between Rupert Murdoch and the editors, News Corp. ownership would benefit the WSJ. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Keeping Up With the (Dow) Joneses Dow Jones reports an upbeat second quarter, but it may be a pricey investment.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2007 Ron Vlieger	Shareholder to New York Times: Bye-Bye! Despite its troubles, The New York Times is still one of the strongest brands on earth. It recently raised its dividend, and it's one of the few remaining newspapers with national circulation in the United States.
BusinessWeek July 2, 2007 Jon Fine	How To Resuscitate Dow Jones How do you fix a problem like Dow Jones?
The Motley Fool August 4, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A Fool Looks Back Look back at some business news from this past week: Rupert Murdoch buys Dow Jones... Disney looks to buy Club Penguin...
The Motley Fool July 11, 2007 David Lee Smith	Is Dow Jones Copycatting Tribune? There may be a growing pack of billionaires with designs on acquiring Dow Jones.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2006 David Lee Smith	Times Family Pushes Back The New York Times' controlling family resists calls for board reform. Investors would be wise to avoid the media companies, whose fortunes have sagged over the past couple of years, and instead concentrate on the more robust areas of the media space.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2007 Tim Beyers	There's Your Dow Jones Bidding War Billionaire Ron Burkle stepped in the way of a proposed buyout of the publisher by News Corp. So far, Burkle has acted prudently in refusing to overpay for dwindling media assets. Good for him. But Dow Jones isn't dwindling; it's growing and earning decent margins as a result.
BusinessWeek December 11, 2006 Lowry & Fine	Why The Times Could Go Private A buyout would be a long shot, but New York Times Chairman Arthur O. Sulzberger and an adviser are talking it over.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Ultimate Revenge MySpace founder Brad Greenspan wants Dow Jones -- perhaps just to aggravate his favorite enemy.
The Motley Fool November 28, 2010	Should You Care About the Dow? Surely you've tuned into the news lately, right? Well, how did the Dow Jones Industrials fare? Did you look? Did you see? Did you care?
The Motley Fool January 7, 2012 Dari FitzGerald	A Roller-Coaster Week for the Dow And the ride is not over yet.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2005 Alyce Lomax	WSJ Goes on a Diet Dow Jones said it will save about $18 million each year as a result of slimming down The Wall Street Journal's page size, starting in 2007. Although this initiative will reduce next year's profits by $0.07 per share, it will add to the following years' earnings by about $0.13 per share.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2007 Joe Magyer	The Weekly Dividend Additional liquidity is on the way as The New York Times sells off its broadcast media group, a portfolio of nine television stations, for slightly more than half a billion dollars.
The Motley Fool September 16, 2004 Rich Smith	The Journal Will Work Weekends The Dow Jones mouthpiece adds a weekend edition at no extra charge. What's in it for investors?
The Motley Fool January 27, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	More Bad News From Dow Jones The Wall Street Journal parent reports a 19% drop in Q4 income and provides lower guidance.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Hardly a Good Word at New York Times Maybe no news is good news, but there's plenty of news for New York Times. It's understandable that some investors might be looking for values in the beleaguered industry, but it might still be too soon to tell the winners from the losers.
BusinessWeek May 21, 2007 Jon Fine	The Merger Frenzy Explained Understanding why the Street likes or dislikes a media company offers insights into the next deal or merger targets.