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Jack Shafer asks: Given
Rupert Murdoch's business ambitions in China and his history of appeasing its leaders, would his Wall Street Journal have published the series about pollution, dangerous working conditions, and income inequality in China that just won a Pulitzer? The critic predicts Murdoch's WSJ "will probably be snappier, contain more gossip, and pack more graphic excitement than today's version. He'll probably spend more money on editorial, too, and pour media synergy out of Journal buckets into all of his enterprises."
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Osnos: I don't want Murdoch deciding what's in WSJ's news sections (TCF)
