UPDATE 1-Dow Jones meets investors on alternate bid-source

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, July 10 - Dow Jones & Co. , in
talks for a takeover by News Corp. , met with
supermarket magnate Ron Burkle and Internet entrepreneur Brad
Greenspan on Tuesday in an effort to find an alternative offer,
a source familiar with the situation said.




Burkle and Greenspan met with members of an ad hoc
committee of Dow Jones' board members in New York in the late
afternoon on Tuesday to jointly discuss ideas for a rival bid.


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