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Dieter von Holtzbrinck quits Dow Jones

Publication Date: Fri, 20/07/2007 - 07:23

Dieter von Holtzbrinck, a Dow Jones board member, has resigned in protest at the decision by fellow directors at the Wall Street Journal to endorse Rupert Murdoch's $5bn takeover bid.

Von Holtzbrinck submitted his resignation in a letter which questioned whether the Journal would retain its editorial independence within Murdoch's...

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