Legal Commentary

There's a fascinating story in the WSJ about efforts by Tiger Woods to hide past indiscretions.  However, this paragraph within the story reminded me that Tiger is not the only one who made a deal with the tabloids:

The woman purportedly photographed with Mr. Woods in 2007, a Florida restaurant employee named Mindy Lawton?along with at least one of her family members?was recently promised an undisclosed sum in return for telling her story exclusively to News of the World, a London-based tabloid owned by News Corp., which also owns The Wall Street Journal. The agreement blocks her from discussing her alleged relationship until after Dec. 20?two weeks after it was first published in the U.K., according to people familiar with the matter.

I found it a little odd that News of the World refused to lend out a source to a sibling news organization.  Seems to show a lack of synergy -- but perhaps that's a good thing.