By Staff 8/01/07 2:05pm

Shekel Heckle: James Ottaway Blows Up

Here was former Dow Jones board member James Ottaway Jr.’s reaction to the news that the Dow Jones board was ready to approve the sale to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.:

It’s a bad thing for Dow Jones and American journalism that the Bancroft Family could not resist Rupert Murdoch’s generous offer.

It’s a sad Read More

By Felix Gillette 7/16/07 12:04pm

James Ottaway’s Dow Jones Odyssey

On a recent Saturday, James Ottaway Jr., the retired newspaper executive, attended a wedding in Rhode Island. The bride, a young artist named Xu Jin, was a longtime friend of Mr. Ottaway’s.

Years ago—long before Mr. Ottaway gained national attention for publicly opposing Rupert Murdoch’s ongoing attempts Read More