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Journal Reporters Skip Work in ProtestBy Bloomberg News Wall Street Journal reporters skipped work this morning to demonstrate the need for editorial independence as owner Dow Jones & Co. weighs a $5 billion offer from Rupert Murdoch, the employees' union said. 
Some Journal employees across the country didn't show up for work, the IAPE-CWA union said today, also noting languishing pay talks. The walkout won't affect Dow Jones's talks with News Corp. or publication of tomorrow's Journal, a company spokeswoman, Andrea Grinbaum, said. The union said the Journal's tradition of independence is threatened. Employees are also protesting Dow Jones's proposal to cut health benefits and limit pay. Dow Jones and the union are in contract talks at the same time the board considers a $60-a-share offer for the company from Mr. Murdoch's News Corp. 
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