Royal Jelly

Not all media dynasties are equal. That’s clear from News Corp’s bid for Dow Jones. The irony is that one dynasty, the Murdochs, want to replace another, the Bancrofts. Although the Bancrofts are currently saying they don’t want to sell out, it looks like it will take just a small increase in the offer to get them to part from their prize asset, the Wall Street Journal. What’s the difference between the Murdochs and the Bancrofts? The main one is that the Murdochs are still a young dynasty. Rupe...