It's a sad thing that the 105-year family tradition of protecting Dow Jones independence as a public trust will end.

WSJ: Statement From Jim Ottaway

For one thing, as a direct democracy, with a confederal constitution, Switzerland prides itself on its tradition of rule by the people.

ECONOMIST: Christoph Blocher, ascendant Swiss populist

And that's been the tradition of all previous chairmen - the last one was a Conservative before he became chairman he did the same thing, I never saw any political bias from him when I worked under him.

BBC: Forum: BBC chairman Gavyn Davies