Flying Pigs: A Special ‘WSJ’ Section

Noted yacht-in-the-Caribbean owning Brian Tierney, the owner of the Inquirer and Daily News, isn’t content with just the major print media and most popular website in Philadelphia.

No, Tierney is also hoping to turn Philadelphia Media Holdings into a powerhouse by purchasing the freaking Wall Street Journal. The WSJ would come if Tierney could find backers to buy Dow Jones, the subject of a recent takeover attempt by Rupert Murdoch.

News Corp.’s bid for Dow Jones was $5 billion, which Tierney said wasn’t excessive. Well, you get the freaking Wall Street Journal, so I suppose it’s not so much. Of course, the bid for the Philly papers was just over $500 million, so, ah, if Tierney manages to buy Dow Jones it’d be a real reason to do a special section about pigs flying.

Inquirer owner has interest in Dow Jones [Inquirer]
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