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The champagne may be on ice, but is it premature to believe that News Corporation (NYSE: NWS) will succeed in its $5B, $60 a share takeover of Dow Jones & Company Inc (NYSE: DJ)?While both sides appear close to a deal, the stumbling block remains the editorial independence of the Wall Street Journal. If both sides can reach an acceptable agreement, there's no one else to block News Corp. Late last week, General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) and Pearson, who had teamed up to make a bid, dropped out. But if they can't reach a common ground, and there are plenty of reasons to believe why Rupert Murdoch won't agree to the controlling shareholders -- the Bancroft's -- requirement for the deal to work (Think: Murdoch's editorial independence). It has been reported that News Corp.'s offer would reduce the Bancroft's involvement, but that Dow Jones was set to offer an alternative proposal, as early as today.
No matter what Rupert Murdoch wants, and he very badly wants the Wall Street Journal, the Bancroft family can still walk away and not sell.
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