1 Dow Jones
DJ must be happy to be under News Corp's welcoming umbrella, rather than being run by careless family ownership. The Wall Street Journal is now poised for a breakout year - but will Rupert Murdoch impact the editorial quality? Only time to tell.

2 Associated Press
As more US papers close their foreign bureaus while slashing budgets, the AP is becoming the country's authoritative source of foreign news reporting. With a world in upheaval, it is now more ...