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"Robber Baron Over the Last Century": Dow Jones Union Head on Likely New Boss Rupert Murdoch

"Robber Baron Over the Last Century": Dow Jones Union Head on Likely New Boss Rupert Murdoch

News Corp.‘s Rupert Murdoch awaits FCC approval for his purchase of Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal. The sale would bring one of the nation’s oldest and most respected newspapers under a vast media empire that includes the Fox Television network, 21st Century Fox film studio, and more than 175 other newspapers. We’re joined by Dow Jones union leader and radio host Steven Yount, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sydney Schanberg, and Craig Aaron of the media reform organization Free Press. [includes rush transcript]

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