Murdoch has a certain reputation for disregarding the established and traditional models of honest journalism to further his own agendas, in terms of politics and business. Akhavi explains that many of Murdoch's competitors seen his acquisition of Dow Jones & Company as an attempt to make the launching of the Fox Business Network a success. Critics of this convergence, fell that this will turn the Wall Street Journal into a platform for Murdoch's own political views. Some do look upon Murdoch's venture as a positive, but by no means does everyone feel this way.
"While the coupling of Dow Jones and the new FOX venture is a victory for proponents of media consolidation , much of the anger throughout the journalist community has been directed at Murdoch's acquisition of the Journal --a publication many in the U.S. believe to be the most respected name in business reporting," Akhavi said.
Murdoch's already vast empire, News Corp., includes The New York Post, Twentieth Century Fox, and the Times of London, along with a variety of other publications in the U.S., Europe, and Australia. Time will tell whether or not Murdoch's acquisition of Dow Jones & Company and subsequent coupling with the Fox Business Network will be a successful convergence or the downfall of the journalistic integrity of the Wall Street Journal.
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