Murdoch fuels speculation that he wants LA Times

Rupert Murdoch is making the press rounds to trumpet the decision to split News Corp. into two companies, and that means the fear-and-trembling index is spiraling upward within the journalism world. Among the tremors fueled by his utterances thus far: He’s apparently considering renaming the Wall Street Journal; and there’s speculation that he’s interested in buying the Los Angeles Times. Poynter has links.