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Dow Jones: The End Is Near

Eric,

Although I appreciate and understand based on your disclosure your perspective on this issue, I don't read the news release (via WSJ) the same way as you do.

I read it as pressure from other shareholders and possibly family members is growing or opinions continue to be strongly voiced and that they are effectively although indirectly soliciting the marketplace for alternatives to the News Corp deal.

If I was Viacom, Time Warner or any of the other media giants I would look at this statement as a welcome invitation to make an offer.

If the WSJ were a weak company I would even go so far as to call this a cry for help.

Also could this move be part of a trend as Thompson is now buying Reuters and before you respond to my apparent ignorance yes I get that Reuters isn't the same type of product.