Romenesko

CJR Daily
Dean Starkman says if it's not the very end, it is certainly the beginning of the end. He contends there's no way the Bancroft family can resist a $60 offer. "And make no mistake: Tuesday was a black day for journalism, and an even blacker one for financial journalism. When this is over, there will be no independent publisher of the nation’s foremost -- really only -- watchdog of the capital markets, corporate behavior, and regulators' conduct. Who's going to cover News Corp.?"