Registering their disapproval of Rupert Murdoch's impending Dow Jones takeover, Wall Street Journal reporters "across the country chose not to show up to work this morning." A statement from the Newspaper Guild notes that they take this action to "demonstrate our conviction that the Journal's editorial integrity depends on an owner committed to journalistic independence" and remind "Dow Jones management that the quality of its publications depends on a top-quality professional staff." Good for them! But guess what, guys? You're the ones they want leaving anyway. News Corp. management doesn't give a shit about "top-quality professional staff." The organization's leading lights include Shep Smith and Andrea Peyser; you think they really care if you take the morning off?

Why WSJ reporters didn't show up for work Thursday [Romenesko]