Romenesko

New York Observer
Rupert Murdoch repeated last week that he believes the Journal's front-page feature stories are too long, which set off an alarm in the newsroom in the days following, reports John Koblin. "Reporters and editors worried that Mr. Murdoch's plans would diminish a famed Journal institution, the so-called 'leder' stories," he writes. ALSO: Murdoch scales back his ambition to make WSJ.com entirely free.