{"id":907,"date":"2008-04-29T15:14:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-29T21:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adrianmonck.com\/?p=907"},"modified":"2008-05-04T21:07:53","modified_gmt":"2008-05-05T03:07:53","slug":"the-wsj%e2%80%99s-independence-safe-in-theiroops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adrianmonck.com\/about\/2008\/04\/the-wsj%e2%80%99s-independence-safe-in-theiroops\/","title":{"rendered":"The WSJ\u2019s independence – safe in their…Oops!"},"content":{"rendered":"

S<\/span>o what was the point of that special committee to oversee editorial independence at the Wall Street Journal<\/span>? I must remind myself.
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Oh yes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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1.4 Roles and Responsibilities of the Special Committee.(a) The Company and Dow Jones agree that the Special Committee shall have rights of approval over each of the Special Committee Matters (as defined below)…<\/p>\n

(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the \u201cEditors\u201d shall mean each of (i) the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal<\/span>…[yada yada yada]<\/p>\n

(c) For purposes of this Agreement, \u201cSpecial Committee Matters\u201d shall mean the following:<\/p>\n

(i) Appointment and removal of each of the Editors (including any material changes in the terms and conditions of employment of each such Editor that could give rise to constructive termination, such as a material reduction in compensation, relocation of principal place of employment, material change in duties or responsibilities and the like)…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thank goodness that\u2019s clear. So would Marcus Brauchli<\/span> resigning come under any of that?<\/p>\n

Committee members expressed the view that learning of the Brauchli matter after the fact failed to meet the letter and the spirit of the agreement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Goodness. It sounds like Mr Murdoch has a real fight on his hands! Let\u2019s hope he can withstand these stalwart guardians of editorial integrity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Committee met subsequently and decided that there was no practical way to \u201cunresign\u201d Brauchli and start the process over. Under the agreement, the committee has the duty and responsibility to approve or disapprove such actions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Shouldn\u2019t they just disband and have done with it?<\/p>\n

But now for Monty Python<\/span> fans – the tale of Sir Robin the Brave…<\/p>\n

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