Sunday, August 5, 2007

A Family’s Benign Neglect at Dow Jones - New York Times

A Family’s Benign Neglect at Dow Jones - New York Times

“The primary reason I was in favor of the deal,” said Elisabeth Goth Chelberg on Wednesday, “is because I did not think that family ownership was ever going to be in the best interest of the company.” She paused for a second, and then offered a small, sad correction. “I mean this family ownership.”

--Joe Nocera, The New York Times