Romenesko

Wall Street Journal
Leslie Hill, a 53-year-old Dow Jones director and Bancroft family member, has been scouring the East Coast in recent days, trying to drum up offers for the company. "Though many involved in the process believe that her efforts are quixotic and that a sale to Rupert Murdoch is likely, her activities reflect the deep ambivalence of a family readying to give up a legacy it has held for generations," write Susan Pulliam and Sarah Ellison.