How Murdoch's Wall Street Journal Covers Kushner
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News Corp. chief executive Rupert Murdoch and New York Observer owner and real estate investor Jared Kushner are close enough pals that Mr. Kushner and his wife reportedly accompanied the Murdoch family on a recent Middle East trip for the christening of the Murdoch daughters. So it's been interesting to watch the coverage in Mr. Murdoch's Wall Street Journal of Mr. Kushner's real estate interests. The very first issue of the Greater New York section of the Journal (where a bunch of my former New York Sun colleagues work) carried a prominently placed article hyping the Kushner-owned 666 Fifth Avenue; today's Journal carries a piece hyping the Kushner-owned Puck building.

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Small Shareholders and Large Ones
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Toward the end of a Wall Street Journal article that appears under the headline "Brookfield Asset Boosts General Growth Stake to 38%" comes the following:

Even so, some analysts noted investors' concern that, at a 38% stake, Brookfield now effectively controls General Growth, putting smaller shareholders at a disadvantage. A Brookfield spokesman said Brookfield wants the same as other shareholders.

"We value our partners in GGP," Brookfield's Andrew Willis said. "We have a governance structure in place that we think should give everybody comfort. We're all aligned as long-term investors in GGP."

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How Murdoch's Wall Street Journal Covers Kushner
futureofcapitalism.com

News Corp. chief executive Rupert Murdoch and New York Observer owner and real estate investor Jared Kushner are close enough pals that Mr. Kushner and his wife reportedly accompanied the Murdoch family on a recent Middle East trip for the christening of the Murdoch daughters. So it's been interesting to watch the coverage in Mr. Murdoch's Wall Street Journal of Mr. Kushner's real estate interests. The very first issue of the Greater New York section of the Journal (where a bunch of my former New York Sun colleagues work) carried a prominently placed article hyping the Kushner-owned 666 Fifth Avenue; today's Journal carries a piece hyping the Kushner-owned Puck building.

Read More...

Small Shareholders and Large Ones
futureofcapitalism.com

Toward the end of a Wall Street Journal article that appears under the headline "Brookfield Asset Boosts General Growth Stake to 38%" comes the following:

Even so, some analysts noted investors' concern that, at a 38% stake, Brookfield now effectively controls General Growth, putting smaller shareholders at a disadvantage. A Brookfield spokesman said Brookfield wants the same as other shareholders.

"We value our partners in GGP," Brookfield's Andrew Willis said. "We have a governance structure in place that we think should give everybody comfort. We're all aligned as long-term investors in GGP."

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