Holiday Reading: GQ's 'The Day the Journal Died'

Before we sign off here for a few days, we thought we would leave you with a very interesting oral history of the sale of the Wall Street Journal to Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp., brought to you by GQ.

Yes, the men’s magazine, not particularly known for its sweeping media commentary, has a lengthy piece about the Journal‘s purchase two years ago. The Web exclusive quotes almost 50 experts about the days leading up the sale and its aftermath, including former WSJ staffers and members of the Bancroft family, which used to own the paper.

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