New York Times
CNBC had signed a contract to run ads on wsj.com and MarketWatch.com on Monday, but Dow Jones decided to break the agreement and run Fox Business Network ads instead. The move "does raise anew the question of whether the editorial judgment of the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones journalists will remain independent of News Corp. Apparently on the ad side, it will not," says Project for Excellence in Journalism director
Tom Rosenstiel. ||
Wall Street Journal: Dow Jones declines to comment on the specifics of the decision.
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Initial reactions to Fox Business Network are lukewarm (Reuters)
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FBN comes off as a blend of CNBC and a fifth hour of "Today" (NYT)
