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Rupert Murdoch owns The Wall Street Journal.

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Is it true that Rupert Murdoch owns The Wall Street Journal?

Yes. One peer-reviewed column states directly that Rupert Murdoch's company, News Corp, owns The Wall Street Journal, and several other sources describe his acquisition of Dow Jones and the Journal as his property.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 7
How to survive Rupert Murdoch
2007
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How to survive Rupert Murdoch. (2007). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956474807086950

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Wall Street Journal to become free online
2007
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Wall Street Journal to become free online. (2007). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.63485/pvx5b-s9m63

War at the Wall Street Journal: Inside the Struggle to Control an American Business Empire
2011
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War at the Wall Street Journal: Inside the Struggle to Control an American Business Empire. (2011). ebookcentral.proquest.com. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=29435604

Gatekeeping Economics
2010
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Gatekeeping Economics. (2010). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1109/mm.2010.90

Friends at WSJ
2020
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Friends at WSJ. (2020). ssrn.com. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3189273

Las guerras del contenido: Compras y fusiones mediáticas a nivel mundial
2007
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Agarwal, M. H. B. (2007). Las guerras del contenido: Compras y fusiones mediáticas a nivel mundial. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.16921/chasqui.v0i100.359

News Corp. acquires Dow Jones & Co.
2024
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News Corp. acquires Dow Jones & Co.. (2024). en.wikinews.org. https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/News_Corp._acquires_Dow_Jones_&_Co.

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