"SURPRISE" HIRE Rupert Murdoch has named Robert Thomson as the Wall Street Journal's new managing editor, replacing Marcus Brauchli, who departed last month, and confirming everyone's suspicions that Murdoch has every intent of turning the paper into a right-y mouthpiece for his own agenda. In an interesting twist: The Journal breaks its own news story. [WSJ]
He's handing out hugs
Good for Robert Thomson, the Wall Street Journal publisher-slash-"head of content" that got Tim Arango's treatment in today's Times Biz section. He's managed to secure a softer image than a typical Rupert Murdoch operative, eschewing any notion he's going to unleash a pair of Dobermans on his cadets. CONTINUED »
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