The Murdoch touch

Glossary of difficult words

Dow Jones - Murdoch acquired it in 2007, after Dow Jones had already sold its stake in Economia to Handelsblatt;

to garner - to gather or collect;

director - in this sense, a director of a company is a board member;

spate - a large number of similar things or events appearing or occurring in quick succession;

to bring someone into line - to cause someone to conform (to a desired way of behavior or thinking).