Dow Jones Newswires beats competitors in survey
Dow Jones Newswires ranked higher than Reuters, Bloomberg and Thomson Financial in terms of reliability of reporting and credibility of reporting, according to A survey conducted by Kimsey Consulting of more than 110 trading and technology professionals in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. According to a release, “The survey, conducted in May and June 2007, rated […]
Union recommends Dow Jones journalists ratify contract offer
The union that represents business journalists at Dow Jones & Co. properties such as The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch is recommending that its members ratify the latest contract offer. In an e-mail message, the union stated, “The IAPE Board of Directors has voted to send the Dow Jones contract offer , as amended […]
What Murdoch must do after Dow Jones deal closes
Jack Flack of Conde Nast Portfolio has a list of 10 things that News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch needs to do at The Wall Street Journal after he closes on his deal to purchase its parent company, Dow Jones & Co. Here are a few: Keep courting the staffers — Your visit the other day […]
Dow Jones and union close to agreement
Richard Perez-Pena of The New York Times writes Friday that the union representing business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch is close to an agreement with parent company Dow Jones & Co., on a new contract. Perez-Pena wrote, “The board of the union, the Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees, is scheduled to […]
NYTimes biz editor pulls Dow Jones book proposal
Keith Kelly of The New York Post writes Friday that New York Times business editor Larry Ingrassia has pulled his proposal about the News Corp. purchase of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, from the market. Kelly wrote, “According to sources, Ingrassia, a 20-year veteran of The Wall […]
Murdoch visits WSJ newsroom
Reuters is reporting that News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch visited the Wall Street Journal‘s newsroom on Wednesday, the first time since he agreed to purchase its parent company, Dow Jones & Co. Reuters wrote, “He stayed about three hours and met with the Journal’s top editors, but did not speak widely to the newsroom, according […]
Job cuts at Wall Street Journal a possibility after deal closes
Aline van Duyn of The Financial Times writes Tuesday that Dow Jones & Co. CEO Richard Zannino intimated that job cuts may occur at The Wall Street Journal after the company is purchased by News Corp. Van Duyn wrote, “In a letter to employees of Dow Jones, publisher of the Wall Street Journal, Mr Zannino […]
Some WSJ reporters picketed on Monday
An Associated Press story noted that nearly three dozen business journalists who work at The Wall Street Journal picketed outside its headquarters on Monday to protest low wages. The AP story stated, “About 35 reporters wearing placards with slogans including ‘Give us a fair deal’ and ‘No pay cut’ circled in front of the newspaper’s […]
Is WSJ headed for a strike?
Joe Strupp of Editor & Publisher writes Monday that many journalists at The Wall Street Journal want the union that represents them to consider a strike in the wake of unacceptable offers from management. Strupp wrote, “Jim Browning, head of bargaining for the Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees, which represents some 2,000 Dow Jones employees, […]
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
For two weeks, as negotiations occur between Dow Jones & Company and its union, signs with Rupert Murdoch’s face on them have been posted around The Wall Street Journal’s newsroom, writes Richard Perez-Pena of The New York Times. Perez-Pena wrote, “The latest bit of cat-and-mouse took place last Tuesday, when Mr. Murdoch paid his first […]
