ICYMI: Murdoch challenging NY Times, launching NY edition of WSJ
AFP
NEW YORK — News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch threw down the gauntlet to The New York Times on Tuesday, announcing plans to launch a New York edition of The Wall Street Journal next month.
Murdoch, in a speech to the Real Estate Board of New York, did not mention The New York Times by name but he was clearly referring to the newspaper which has long dominated the city.
“We believe that in its pursuit of journalism prizes and a national reputation, a certain other New York daily has essentially stopped covering the city the way it once did,” Murdoch said.
“In so doing, they have mistakenly overlooked the most fascinating city in the world — and left the interests and concerns of people like you far behind them,” the News Corp. chairman and chief executive said.
“I promise you this: The Wall Street Journal will not make that mistake,” Murdoch said
