Murdoch's New WSJ: Stories People Want To Read
At the NYT, media smart-guy David Carr analyzes Rupert Murdoch’s influence on the WSJ, which is already apparent on the paper’s front page: It’s full of political stories.
Four years ago, John Kerry effectively captured the Democratic nomination and made a brief appearance on Page 1, but then it was back to the business of business. In January 2008, there were 23 Page 1 stories about politics, up from 14 in 2004, but even those numbers do not fully reflect all the pages and talent that…