Barron’s seeks social and audience development editor
This newly created position will be responsible for Barron’s audience development across all social media and partner platforms in the U.S. and Asia. This editor will be responsible for growing overall audience for Barron’s, as well as developing an audience growth strategy for Barron’s new spinoff, Barron’s Next, which focuses on personal finance and investing […]
Dow Jones staffers: Why we’re voting “yes” on new contract
The following was sent to members of the union that represents business journalists at Dow Jones & Co. properties The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com after some employees urged a “no” vote on Wednesday: Dear fellow IAPE members, Wednesday, you received an email detailing a tentative contract agreement between your union and the company. […]
RIABiz: Barron’s Next misses the mark with its content
Janice Kirkel of RIABiz.com is critical of Dow Jones & Co. for the launch of the new Barron’s Next site aimed at millennial readers. Kirkel writes, “Barron’s Next, along with almost every other news source in the country, finds itself weighing the journalistic compromises that come with the mandate to ‘satisfy millennials’ need to get […]
Union to Dow Jones biz journalists: Deal falls short of what we wanted
Here is the note that the union representing business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com sent to its members about the Dow Jones contract: IAPE members — following up on this morning’s joint announcement of a tentative contract agreement between IAPE and Dow Jones & Company, we, the members of the Union […]
Dow Jones and union agree to three-year contract
The union representing business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com and Dow Jones & Co. have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement covering some 1,300 employees across the United States and in Canada. The deal, agreed to by representatives of the union and the company, has been […]
Four dozen WSJ staffers have had buyout offers accepted
The union that represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: Following a memo to staff from WSJ editor in chief Gerry Baker, Dow Jones representatives confirmed to IAPE that layoffs will begin today at the Wall Street Journal, beginning with staff […]
Dow Jones union: We don’t know number of jobs to be eliminated
The union representing business journalists at Dow Jones & Co. sent out the following to its members on Friday afternoon: About today’s buyout memo from Gerry Baker — here’s what we know: Dow Jones has offered buyouts to all news staff at The Wall Street Journal. Terms of the buyout offer generally mirror what an […]
Are layoffs coming next week at Barron’s?
An email inadvertently sent to the Wall Street Journal editorial staff on Friday afternoon implied that layoffs are coming next week at sister publication Barron’s. Shortly after lunch, Journal editor Gerard Baker sent an email to the editorial staff offering buyout packages. Then, Barron’s president and editor Ed Finn accidentally replied all to the email later in the afternoon […]
Barron’s goes after millennials with Barron’s Next
Barron’s is targeting millennial readers with its Barron’s Next product, reports Max Willens of Digiday. Willens writes, “Rather than reorient a publication that’s been around for nearly a century, Barron’s has rolled out a digital offshoot, Barron’s Next, which traffics in quick analysis, video, and a custom-built stock index it hopes will give millennials an easy way […]
Dow Jones to union: Expect restructuring soon
The union that represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch.com and Dow Jones Newswires sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: IAPE members, We have reached a real crossroads moment in these contract negotiations with Dow Jones. Please read this note closely, as your input will be very important in the coming […]
