It all depends on what the meaning of "independent" is

This didn't take long. The ink is hardly try on the takeover deal that will see Rupert Murdoch's News Corp take over the Wall Street Journal and already the protective measures put in place to ensure that control of the paper remains "independent" from News Corp are beginning to unravel.

In related news the Rupert Murdoch Industrials fell over 300 points yesterday after bad employment news in the US.