War at the Wall Street Journal: How Rupert Murdoch Bought an AmericanIcon [Paperback] Ellison Sarah

When Rupert Murdoch bought the Wall Street Journal in 2007, he didn't just acquire a newspaper — he detonated a bomb inside American journalism. Sarah Ellison, a former Journal reporter, goes deep inside the Bancroft family's agonizing decision to sell their 105-year legacy and the brutal culture clash that followed. This is corporate warfare at its most ruthless: editors resigning in protest, reporters in revolt, and Murdoch systematically dismantling the institution's independence while promising to protect it. Ellison had unprecedented access to both camps, and she uses it to craft a propulsive narrative about power, money, and what happens when an icon gets swallowed whole. Essential reading for anyone who cares about media, money, or how empires are built on the rubble of institutions. For fans of *Bad Blood* and *The Loudest Voice in the Room*.