“Constructive meeting,” says Murdoch
“We had a very long and constructive meeting,” Rupert Murdoch said of his meeting yesterday with the Bancrofts about his offer to buy Dow Jones & Co. The key point of the meeting was for Murdoch to assure the Bancrofts that the integrity of the company would be maintained should they sell.
It was reported that News Corp. would, should the deal come to pass, explore giving a board of trustees the power to veto any deal and stop any one shareholder from owning more than 15 percent of the company without trustee’s consent – a policy similar to one used by Reuters Group Plc – in order to maintain journalistic integrity.
However, the Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees, a union representing over 2,000 Dow Jones workers, are seeking alternative bids that could better protect the integrity of the company.
Source: Reuters
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