MUR #7224
NEWS CORP (D.B.A. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL)Summary
RESPONDENTS: News Corp (d.b.a. The Wall Street Journal); Hook, Janet
COMPLAINANT: Bowers, Kerry D.
SUBJECT:
DISPOSITION: The Commission decided by a vote of 5-0 to take the following actions in MURs 7218, 7224, 7231, 7236, 7237, 7238, 7239, 7240 and 7241: 1. Find no reason to believe that The New York Times Company, Nick Corasaniti, or Patrick Healy violated the Act and Commission regulations. 2. Find no reason to believe that News Corp (d.b.a. The Wall Street Journal) or Janet Hook violated the Act and Commission regulations. 3. Find no reason to believe that Cable News Network (CNN), Ashley Killough, or Jeremy Diamond violated the Act and Commission regulations. 4. Find no reason to believe that Time, Inc. or Ryan Teague Beckwith violated the Act and Commission regulations. 5. Find no reason to believe that Thomson Reuters Corporation (d.b.a. Reuters), Yahoo! News a product of Yahoo! Inc., James C. Smith, or Marissa Mayer violated the Act and Commission regulations. 6. Find no reason to believe that Gannett Co., Inc. (d.b.a. USA TODAY); Catalina Camia, or David Jackson violated the Act and Commission regulations. 7. Find no reason to believe that The Washington Post, Philip Bump, or Frederick J. Ryan violated the Act and Commission regulations. 8. Find no reason to believe that Newsweek Media Group, Inc. or James M. Lindsay violated the Act and Commission regulations. 9. Find no reason to believe that Comcast Corporation, NBC UNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC, Andrew Rafferty, Mark Murray, or Carrie Dann violated the Act and Commission regulations. 10. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the General Counsel’s Report dated June 30, 2017 and the appropriate letters. 11. Close the files as to all respondents.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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No RTB | News Corp (d.b.a. The Wall Street Journal) |
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U.S.C.
§30118
11 CFR 100.73 11 CFR 100.132 11 CFR 114.2 |
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Hook, Janet |
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U.S.C.
§30118
11 CFR 100.73 11 CFR 100.132 11 CFR 114.2 |
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Received | Bowers, Kerry D. | ||
Response Received | Hook, Janet |
52
U.S.C.
§30118
11 CFR 100.73 11 CFR 100.132 11 CFR 114.2 |
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News Corp (d.b.a. The Wall Street Journal) |
52
U.S.C.
§30118
11 CFR 100.73 11 CFR 100.132 11 CFR 114.2 |
Documents
Type | Date | Document |
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Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time | 04/05/2017 | Response and Designation of Counsel from Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (d.b.a The Wall Street Journal and Janet Hook 399 KB |
03/22/2017 | Notification of Complaint to Janet Hook 84 KB | |
03/22/2017 | Notification of Complaint to News Corp (d.b.a. The Wall Street Journal) 88 KB | |
03/15/2017 | Complaint 519 KB | |
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses | 08/10/2017 | Notification to Kerry D. Bowers 267 KB |
06/30/2017 | General Counsel's Report 488 KB | |
12/31/1969 | Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to News Corp (d.b.a The Wall Street Journal) and Janet Hook 243 KB | |
Certifications | 08/10/2017 | News Corp (d.b.a The Wall Street Journal); Janet Hook 80 KB |
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | News Corp (d.b.a. The Wall Street Journal) |
Previous respondent | Hook, Janet |
Complainant | Bowers, Kerry D. |