New York Times defends its rival

As Rupert Murdoch's attempts to acquire the Wall Street Journal moved on this week,the New York Times asks whether the Journal will survive if Murdoch gets his way

"The Journal, the crown jewel of Dow Jones &
Company, produces a balanced and trustworthy news report that is required
reading for corporate and political leaders around the world. The question is
whether that news operation will survive if Rupert Murdoch persuades the
Bancroft family to sell Dow Jones, and thus The Journal." says the paper's
editorial

It worries at the times when

he reneged on his vow to leave news operations alone,
such as at The Times of London, or when his conglomerate canceled a book and
stopped carrying the BBC news by satellite to curry favor in China. As it
concluded, Mr. Murdoch has tightly controlled news operations that “have made
coverage decisions that advanced the interests of his sprawling media
conglomerate.”