Les Hinton, currently executive chairman of News International, will suceed Richard F. Zannino as chief executive at Dow Jones. A former reporter, Hinton has helped Murdoch cut costs at News Corp.’s UK newspapers. The New York Times (Dec. 7, 2007)
His other 2008 media predictions include: “daily” newsspapers doing away with slim, Saturday issues, additional music acts following Raidiohead’s lead and offering “pay-what-you-want” album downloads, and Wall Street Journal staffers conceding that News Corp. ownership hasn’t destroyed their paper. His last prediction devolves into a fantasy in which he pines for the U.S. Congress to pass [...]