Romenesko

WSJ's Opinion Journal
The Wall Street Journal says it's well known that New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. selects "not merely the editorial page editor but columnists, political endorsements and, as far as we can tell, even news coverage priorities." The editorial goes on: "We don't see how this differs from most of what [Rupert] Murdoch is accused of doing with his newspapers. The same lack of independence also applies to most non-family media companies such as Gannett, a newspaper owner whose make-no-waves corporate ethic turns nearly all of its editorial pages into mush."