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Aug31	Forbes Lists the World's Most Powerful Women Kimberlee Morrison August 31, 2007 Forbes released its annual list of "The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women" on August 30, 2007 with Angela Merkel – the first woman of Germany – as #1 for the second year in a row. For anyone who dares... Continue Reading Posted at 8:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Labor Day Labors to Maintain History Hal Halladay August 31, 2007 Labor Day is nigh upon us. For me it marks the unofficial end of summer and the unofficial start of the school year. It also reminds me that in a month or two the holidays will be here and... Continue Reading Posted at 3:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Labor Day 2007 Facts and Figures Hal Halladay August 31, 2007 Some interesting facts and figures about the US workforce from the US Census. Taking Care of Business 152.8 million people 16 and older in the US labor force in May 2007 including 82.1 million men and 70.7 million women. Bureau... Continue Reading Posted at 3:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	"Influencer - The Power to Change Anything" - The Next New York Times Business Best Seller Tim Stay August 31, 2007 I became fascinated when I was young with people who were able to exert great influence and had the power to change the world for the better. I remember becoming enthralled with the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. I... Continue Reading Posted at 2:41 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug30	CMA Music Awards 2007 Nominations Announced Today by the Country Music Association – Creating a Positive Company Culture Dan Smith August 30, 2007 Today the Country Music Association announced the nominations and nominees for the 2007 CMA Music Awards—the 41st Annual CMA Awards. The CMA Awards will be broadcast live from Nashville on Nov 7, 2007, airing on the ABC Television Network... Continue Reading Posted at 2:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug29	Dancing With The Stars 2007-08 To Feature Wayne Newton, Jennie Garth, Others Easton Ellsworth August 29, 2007 On Wednesday, U.S. television network ABC announced this season's celebrity lineup for its hit dancing contest show "Dancing With The Stars." The 2007-08 season starts September 24 and will feature singer Wayne Newton, billionaire Mark Cuban, actress Jennie Garth and... Continue Reading Posted at 3:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug28	US Consumer Confidence Index Gets a "No Confidence" Vote from Consumers Hal Halladay August 28, 2007 The US economy is a complicated matter. I was reminded of that today as several reports indicated that the US economy and Consumer Confidence was suffering. What, me worry? I am afraid so. The financial markets, credit markets, labor markets... Continue Reading Posted at 2:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug27	Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Resigns: Leadership Lesson? Kimberlee Morrison August 27, 2007 After months of controversy and scrutiny, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales tendered his resignation today – affective September 17. According to news reports, Gonzales said he had lived the American Dream, made references to his families difficult past, and thanked... Continue Reading Posted at 10:41 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug25	Know More Review: Juanita Bynum, Christan Celebrity and the Queen of Mean Kimberlee Morrison August 25, 2007 The biggest stories this week: the death of the “Queen of Mean” to the assault on Juanita Bynum. The Know More Media authors had much to say about both topics. On Monday we learned that the infamous hotelier Leona... Continue Reading Posted at 11:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug23	Dr. Ellen Weber's BrainBasedBusiness.com Topping the BlogBurst Rankings Dan Smith August 23, 2007 Our Know More Media network of business blogs has more great news coming from the BlogBurst syndication network. In their most recent ranking of top performing blogs, our own BrainBasedBusiness.com written by Dr. Ellen Weber is currently ranked the #1... Continue Reading Posted at 6:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Juanita Bynum Assaulted by Thomas Weeks in Parking Lot Dan Smith August 23, 2007 Televangelist, author, and business woman, Juanita Bynum was assaulted by her preacher estranged husband Thomas Weeks in the parking lot of an Atlanta hotel Wed morning at 4am. This story came across my desk this morning as the #1 story... Continue Reading Posted at 5:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug22	Hurricane Dean Weaker Than Initially Feared in Mexico Easton Ellsworth August 22, 2007 On Wednesday, Hurricane Dean crashed into Mexico for the second time in two days, lashing tourist and fishing towns along a 60-mile-wide swath of the state of Veracruz with top sustained winds of 100 miles per hour.Dean's first landfall in... Continue Reading Posted at 10:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Kimberlee Morrison Receives Ziba Beauty 'Woman of Substance' Award Dan Smith August 22, 2007 We have some great news: on Sunday Aug 19, 2007, our own Associate Editor Kimberlee Morrison was a recipient of the 2007 Ziba Beauty “Woman of Substance” award. She received the award along with Erin Gruwell and several other... Continue Reading Posted at 5:51 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Mind-googling Haiku from 2007 Google Dance Hal Halladay August 22, 2007 A little Haiku following the 2007 Google Dance. Eat, Drink, Be Merry Let’s talk the Algorithm This Year’s Google Dance Photos from Piutus... Continue Reading Posted at 1:37 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug21	Ask CEO Jim Lanzone is Keynote at Search Engine Strategies Conference Hal Halladay August 21, 2007 The keynote speaker this morning at the Search Engine Strategies Conference was Jim Lanzone from Ask.com. Ask.com recently launched a new look for a search engine. Going against what Lanzone called “10 blue links” that have historically represented search, Ask.com... Continue Reading Posted at 11:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Princeton Review and College Rankings: Not So Important to Students Kimberlee Morrison August 21, 2007 The Princeton Review has just published the 2008 list of Top 366 schools. With the recent criticism of college ranking systems, the Princeton review sets itself apart by enlisting student participation to rank colleges according to the student’s personal... Continue Reading Posted at 9:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug20	Ding Dong, Leona Helmsley, the Queen of Mean is Gone Hal Halladay August 20, 2007 Leona Helmsley, known by employees and the press as the “Queen of Mean” died Monday of heart failure at her summer house in Greenwich, Connecticut. Even the “Queen of Mean’ deserves a little respect in death. I was living in... Continue Reading Posted at 2:58 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug17	College Rankings 101 – Pass or Fail? Hal Halladay August 17, 2007 US News & World Report released in annual rankings today of the four-year colleges and universities in the US. As a parent of a student that will enter his senior year in high school, I was quite interested in the... Continue Reading Posted at 6:58 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Know More about Greenspan, Countrywide, Mattel, Hurricanes Dean & Erin, and US News College Rankings Dan Smith August 17, 2007 A number of topics have circulated around the Know More Media watering hole this week. It’s been a volatile week, full of stock market mood swings, natural calamities, and business missteps. Our authors have covered it all. The week... Continue Reading Posted at 5:35 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug16	Could Countrywide Liquidity Crisis be Drexel Deja Vu? Hal Halladay August 16, 2007 Nearly 18 years ago I was finishing an MBA at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and preparing for a career in investment banking. At the time, there was an aggressive investment bank – Drexel Burnham Lambert... Continue Reading Posted at 10:03 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug15	Tropical Storms Dean, Erin and Flossie Affect Businesses Differently Hal Halladay August 15, 2007 Hurricanes are devastating. High winds and rain destroy coastal towns, homes and businesses. This week Texas and Hawaii were waiting and preparing for storms. Tropical Storm Flossie hit Hawaii's Big Island with rain and heavy surf last night but lost... Continue Reading Posted at 12:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug14	Mattel Toy Recall Tests the Global Economy Hal Halladay August 14, 2007 As a father of four, Bob Eckert has his hands full. As CEO of Mattel Inc (NSYE: MAT), the world's largest toy company, Eckert has a crisis on his hands. It is a case of Global economy and outsourcing... Continue Reading Posted at 7:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug13	Deutsche Bank Leverages Former Fed Chairman Greenspan Hal Halladay August 13, 2007 Deutsche Bank AG (NSYE: DB) will use former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan to prognosticate the financial markets and draw potential clients to its investment banking division. Deutsche Bank AG made the announcement today through a press release. Greenspan... Continue Reading Posted at 2:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 9	Start of the 2007 NFL Season Spurs Much Conversation Dan Smith August 9, 2007 The National Football League is big business that incorporates every business function common to businesses, such as marketing, operations, legal, customer satisfaction, and management. The NFL Superbowl is typically one of the hottest and most expensive advertising slots on... Continue Reading Posted at 6:46 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 8	McDonalds Advertising Brainwashes Pre-Schoolers and Harvard Instructor -- Donnie Deutsch, Michael Phelps and Empowered Parents Just Say No! Hal Halladay August 8, 2007 Sparks flew this morning on NBC’s Today Show as the debate raged about the power of media advertising and whose responsibility it is to control or manage the messages that children see and hear daily. In one corner stood... Continue Reading Posted at 7:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	WorkFromHomeMomma.com Chosen in Top 10 List of Best Work-at-Home and Money Making Blogs Dan Smith August 8, 2007 We're extremely excited to share the news that WorkFromHomeMomma.com, authored by Know More Media author Laura Spencer, was recently chosen as one of the Top 10 Work-at-Home and Money Making Blogs by the site AlfaMercado.com (Apple Door Says No to... Continue Reading Posted at 4:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 7	Reflections From a Freedom Writer: Creating Freedom Writer Teachers Kimberlee Morrison August 7, 2007 In an idealistic world long ago, Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers had a dream of one day opening a school filled with teachers trained in the Freedom Writers (FW) Method, who would understand how to connect with their students and provide... Continue Reading Posted at 6:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 3	Know More Media Review: 700mhz News and New Authors Kimberlee Morrison August 3, 2007 This week has been crazy with hot news, from Rupert Murdoch's acquisition of Down Jones and the Wall Street Journal, to the FCC setting rules for the auction of the 700 mhz wireless spectrum. Amid all of the madness... Continue Reading Posted at 8:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 2	Much Ado about Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, and the Bancroft Family Dan Smith August 2, 2007 The news of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.’s recent acquisition of the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones from the Bancroft family is a topic that has sparked much debate in the media. Some people are worried that Murdoch will... Continue Reading Posted at 5:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Press Release - 50,000 Business Articles Published on Know More Media Network Dan Smith August 2, 2007 We distributed this press release today announcing the 50,000th business blog post we have published on our Know More Media business blog network.----------Orange County, CA (PRWEB) Aug 2, 2007 – Know More Media, an online publisher of business information and... Continue Reading Posted at 11:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 1	News Corp Headlines Straight From the Horses Mouth Hal Halladay August 1, 2007 While there is plenty of serious analysis on Rupert Murdoch’s acquisition of . Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (DJ) and the Wall Street Journal, I found the following post at the Voice of Reason blog, perhaps as interesting (and... Continue Reading Posted at 3:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Dow Jones Owners Take the Money and Run........from Murdoch Hal Halladay August 1, 2007 While money was certainly a factor, in the end, it was editorial control that seemed to keep Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (DJ) controlling shareholders – the Bancroft family, from cashing in on Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation’s (NWS)... Continue Reading Posted at 2:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Wall Street Journal Joins Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp Family Hal Halladay August 1, 2007 It was in the late hours of last night that Rupert Murdoch prevailed in bringing the prized, Wall Street Journal into his News Corp media empire. The deal for Dow Jones, which owns the Wall Street Journal as well as... Continue Reading Posted at 1:21 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Wall Street Journal Acquisition by News Corp is Pinnacle of Media Mania Hal Halladay August 1, 2007 News Corp’s unsolicited bid for the Wall Street Journal may be the pinnacle of the media buying spree that has occurred over the past 18 months. According to data from research firm Dealogic as cited in CNNMoney.com, “372 mergers in... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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Aug31	Forbes Lists the World's Most Powerful Women Kimberlee Morrison August 31, 2007 Forbes released its annual list of "The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women" on August 30, 2007 with Angela Merkel – the first woman of Germany – as #1 for the second year in a row. For anyone who dares... Continue Reading Posted at 8:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Labor Day Labors to Maintain History Hal Halladay August 31, 2007 Labor Day is nigh upon us. For me it marks the unofficial end of summer and the unofficial start of the school year. It also reminds me that in a month or two the holidays will be here and... Continue Reading Posted at 3:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Labor Day 2007 Facts and Figures Hal Halladay August 31, 2007 Some interesting facts and figures about the US workforce from the US Census. Taking Care of Business 152.8 million people 16 and older in the US labor force in May 2007 including 82.1 million men and 70.7 million women. Bureau... Continue Reading Posted at 3:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	"Influencer - The Power to Change Anything" - The Next New York Times Business Best Seller Tim Stay August 31, 2007 I became fascinated when I was young with people who were able to exert great influence and had the power to change the world for the better. I remember becoming enthralled with the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. I... Continue Reading Posted at 2:41 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug30	CMA Music Awards 2007 Nominations Announced Today by the Country Music Association – Creating a Positive Company Culture Dan Smith August 30, 2007 Today the Country Music Association announced the nominations and nominees for the 2007 CMA Music Awards—the 41st Annual CMA Awards. The CMA Awards will be broadcast live from Nashville on Nov 7, 2007, airing on the ABC Television Network... Continue Reading Posted at 2:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug29	Dancing With The Stars 2007-08 To Feature Wayne Newton, Jennie Garth, Others Easton Ellsworth August 29, 2007 On Wednesday, U.S. television network ABC announced this season's celebrity lineup for its hit dancing contest show "Dancing With The Stars." The 2007-08 season starts September 24 and will feature singer Wayne Newton, billionaire Mark Cuban, actress Jennie Garth and... Continue Reading Posted at 3:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug28	US Consumer Confidence Index Gets a "No Confidence" Vote from Consumers Hal Halladay August 28, 2007 The US economy is a complicated matter. I was reminded of that today as several reports indicated that the US economy and Consumer Confidence was suffering. What, me worry? I am afraid so. The financial markets, credit markets, labor markets... Continue Reading Posted at 2:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug27	Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Resigns: Leadership Lesson? Kimberlee Morrison August 27, 2007 After months of controversy and scrutiny, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales tendered his resignation today – affective September 17. According to news reports, Gonzales said he had lived the American Dream, made references to his families difficult past, and thanked... Continue Reading Posted at 10:41 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug25	Know More Review: Juanita Bynum, Christan Celebrity and the Queen of Mean Kimberlee Morrison August 25, 2007 The biggest stories this week: the death of the “Queen of Mean” to the assault on Juanita Bynum. The Know More Media authors had much to say about both topics. On Monday we learned that the infamous hotelier Leona... Continue Reading Posted at 11:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug23	Dr. Ellen Weber's BrainBasedBusiness.com Topping the BlogBurst Rankings Dan Smith August 23, 2007 Our Know More Media network of business blogs has more great news coming from the BlogBurst syndication network. In their most recent ranking of top performing blogs, our own BrainBasedBusiness.com written by Dr. Ellen Weber is currently ranked the #1... Continue Reading Posted at 6:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Juanita Bynum Assaulted by Thomas Weeks in Parking Lot Dan Smith August 23, 2007 Televangelist, author, and business woman, Juanita Bynum was assaulted by her preacher estranged husband Thomas Weeks in the parking lot of an Atlanta hotel Wed morning at 4am. This story came across my desk this morning as the #1 story... Continue Reading Posted at 5:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug22	Hurricane Dean Weaker Than Initially Feared in Mexico Easton Ellsworth August 22, 2007 On Wednesday, Hurricane Dean crashed into Mexico for the second time in two days, lashing tourist and fishing towns along a 60-mile-wide swath of the state of Veracruz with top sustained winds of 100 miles per hour.Dean's first landfall in... Continue Reading Posted at 10:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Kimberlee Morrison Receives Ziba Beauty 'Woman of Substance' Award Dan Smith August 22, 2007 We have some great news: on Sunday Aug 19, 2007, our own Associate Editor Kimberlee Morrison was a recipient of the 2007 Ziba Beauty “Woman of Substance” award. She received the award along with Erin Gruwell and several other... Continue Reading Posted at 5:51 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Mind-googling Haiku from 2007 Google Dance Hal Halladay August 22, 2007 A little Haiku following the 2007 Google Dance. Eat, Drink, Be Merry Let’s talk the Algorithm This Year’s Google Dance Photos from Piutus... Continue Reading Posted at 1:37 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug21	Ask CEO Jim Lanzone is Keynote at Search Engine Strategies Conference Hal Halladay August 21, 2007 The keynote speaker this morning at the Search Engine Strategies Conference was Jim Lanzone from Ask.com. Ask.com recently launched a new look for a search engine. Going against what Lanzone called “10 blue links” that have historically represented search, Ask.com... Continue Reading Posted at 11:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Princeton Review and College Rankings: Not So Important to Students Kimberlee Morrison August 21, 2007 The Princeton Review has just published the 2008 list of Top 366 schools. With the recent criticism of college ranking systems, the Princeton review sets itself apart by enlisting student participation to rank colleges according to the student’s personal... Continue Reading Posted at 9:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug20	Ding Dong, Leona Helmsley, the Queen of Mean is Gone Hal Halladay August 20, 2007 Leona Helmsley, known by employees and the press as the “Queen of Mean” died Monday of heart failure at her summer house in Greenwich, Connecticut. Even the “Queen of Mean’ deserves a little respect in death. I was living in... Continue Reading Posted at 2:58 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug17	College Rankings 101 – Pass or Fail? Hal Halladay August 17, 2007 US News & World Report released in annual rankings today of the four-year colleges and universities in the US. As a parent of a student that will enter his senior year in high school, I was quite interested in the... Continue Reading Posted at 6:58 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Know More about Greenspan, Countrywide, Mattel, Hurricanes Dean & Erin, and US News College Rankings Dan Smith August 17, 2007 A number of topics have circulated around the Know More Media watering hole this week. It’s been a volatile week, full of stock market mood swings, natural calamities, and business missteps. Our authors have covered it all. The week... Continue Reading Posted at 5:35 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug16	Could Countrywide Liquidity Crisis be Drexel Deja Vu? Hal Halladay August 16, 2007 Nearly 18 years ago I was finishing an MBA at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and preparing for a career in investment banking. At the time, there was an aggressive investment bank – Drexel Burnham Lambert... Continue Reading Posted at 10:03 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug15	Tropical Storms Dean, Erin and Flossie Affect Businesses Differently Hal Halladay August 15, 2007 Hurricanes are devastating. High winds and rain destroy coastal towns, homes and businesses. This week Texas and Hawaii were waiting and preparing for storms. Tropical Storm Flossie hit Hawaii's Big Island with rain and heavy surf last night but lost... Continue Reading Posted at 12:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug14	Mattel Toy Recall Tests the Global Economy Hal Halladay August 14, 2007 As a father of four, Bob Eckert has his hands full. As CEO of Mattel Inc (NSYE: MAT), the world's largest toy company, Eckert has a crisis on his hands. It is a case of Global economy and outsourcing... Continue Reading Posted at 7:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug13	Deutsche Bank Leverages Former Fed Chairman Greenspan Hal Halladay August 13, 2007 Deutsche Bank AG (NSYE: DB) will use former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan to prognosticate the financial markets and draw potential clients to its investment banking division. Deutsche Bank AG made the announcement today through a press release. Greenspan... Continue Reading Posted at 2:30 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 9	Start of the 2007 NFL Season Spurs Much Conversation Dan Smith August 9, 2007 The National Football League is big business that incorporates every business function common to businesses, such as marketing, operations, legal, customer satisfaction, and management. The NFL Superbowl is typically one of the hottest and most expensive advertising slots on... Continue Reading Posted at 6:46 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 8	McDonalds Advertising Brainwashes Pre-Schoolers and Harvard Instructor -- Donnie Deutsch, Michael Phelps and Empowered Parents Just Say No! Hal Halladay August 8, 2007 Sparks flew this morning on NBC’s Today Show as the debate raged about the power of media advertising and whose responsibility it is to control or manage the messages that children see and hear daily. In one corner stood... Continue Reading Posted at 7:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	WorkFromHomeMomma.com Chosen in Top 10 List of Best Work-at-Home and Money Making Blogs Dan Smith August 8, 2007 We're extremely excited to share the news that WorkFromHomeMomma.com, authored by Know More Media author Laura Spencer, was recently chosen as one of the Top 10 Work-at-Home and Money Making Blogs by the site AlfaMercado.com (Apple Door Says No to... Continue Reading Posted at 4:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 7	Reflections From a Freedom Writer: Creating Freedom Writer Teachers Kimberlee Morrison August 7, 2007 In an idealistic world long ago, Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers had a dream of one day opening a school filled with teachers trained in the Freedom Writers (FW) Method, who would understand how to connect with their students and provide... Continue Reading Posted at 6:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 3	Know More Media Review: 700mhz News and New Authors Kimberlee Morrison August 3, 2007 This week has been crazy with hot news, from Rupert Murdoch's acquisition of Down Jones and the Wall Street Journal, to the FCC setting rules for the auction of the 700 mhz wireless spectrum. Amid all of the madness... Continue Reading Posted at 8:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 2	Much Ado about Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, and the Bancroft Family Dan Smith August 2, 2007 The news of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.’s recent acquisition of the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones from the Bancroft family is a topic that has sparked much debate in the media. Some people are worried that Murdoch will... Continue Reading Posted at 5:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Press Release - 50,000 Business Articles Published on Know More Media Network Dan Smith August 2, 2007 We distributed this press release today announcing the 50,000th business blog post we have published on our Know More Media business blog network.----------Orange County, CA (PRWEB) Aug 2, 2007 – Know More Media, an online publisher of business information and... Continue Reading Posted at 11:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 1	News Corp Headlines Straight From the Horses Mouth Hal Halladay August 1, 2007 While there is plenty of serious analysis on Rupert Murdoch’s acquisition of . Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (DJ) and the Wall Street Journal, I found the following post at the Voice of Reason blog, perhaps as interesting (and... Continue Reading Posted at 3:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Dow Jones Owners Take the Money and Run........from Murdoch Hal Halladay August 1, 2007 While money was certainly a factor, in the end, it was editorial control that seemed to keep Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (DJ) controlling shareholders – the Bancroft family, from cashing in on Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation’s (NWS)... Continue Reading Posted at 2:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Wall Street Journal Joins Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp Family Hal Halladay August 1, 2007 It was in the late hours of last night that Rupert Murdoch prevailed in bringing the prized, Wall Street Journal into his News Corp media empire. The deal for Dow Jones, which owns the Wall Street Journal as well as... Continue Reading Posted at 1:21 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Wall Street Journal Acquisition by News Corp is Pinnacle of Media Mania Hal Halladay August 1, 2007 News Corp’s unsolicited bid for the Wall Street Journal may be the pinnacle of the media buying spree that has occurred over the past 18 months. According to data from research firm Dealogic as cited in CNNMoney.com, “372 mergers in... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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