Dow Jones hires Weiss as chief marketing officer
Dow Jones & Co. CEO Almar Latour sent out the following: Colleagues, I am excited to announce that Sherry Weiss will be joining us as Chief Marketing Officer of Dow Jones beginning October 3. Sherry will oversee all marketing activities at Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, focused on driving customer acquisition, retention and subscriptions; enhancing […]
Shar named president of Investor’s Business Daily and MarketWatch.com
Dow Jones & Co. CEO Almar Latour sent out the following announcement: Colleagues, We are pleased to share that Dan Shar is expanding his responsibilities and now serves as president of both IBD and MarketWatch. Jerry Ferrara, who has been serving as IBD’s president for nearly seven years, is moving into an advisory role where we’ll leverage […]
Dow Jones Newswires seeks deputy breaking news editor in Barcelona
The Barcelona bureau of Dow Jones Newswires is looking for an experienced financial journalist to head real-time coverage of European equities. We’re looking for a hands-on journalist with leadership qualities who can make quick, effective decisions on news priorities. This editor will define and plan coverage in advance and be able to respond quickly and […]
Union members approve one-year contract with Dow Jones
A majority of the members of IAPE The NewsGuild-CWA Local 1096 that represent journalists at Dow Jones & Co. have voted to approve a new, one-year collective agreement. Polls closed Friday at 12 p.m. EDT, and 94.3% of voting members approved the new agreement, while approximately 5.7% chose to reject the deal. More than two-thirds […]
WSJ/Dow Jones Newswires seeks deputy breaking news editor
Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal seek an experienced business journalist to help lead our breaking news reporting team. The team comprises reporters who quickly and expertly produce articles from corporate disclosure news for Dow Jones Newswires and as needed for The Wall Street Journal. Items covered by the team include earnings, executive […]
Dow Jones, union agree on one-year contract
The Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees, Local 1096 of The Newspaper Guild – Communications Workers of America, has reached a tentative agreement with Dow Jones & Co. on a new one-year collective bargaining agreement covering more than 1,300 employees across the United States and in Canada. The deal, agreed to by representatives of the union […]
Dow Jones chief subscriptions officer leaving for The Information
Karl Wells, the chief subscriptions officer at Dow Jones & Co., is leaving to becoming chief commercial officer at tech news site The Information. The Information founder Jessica Lessin writes, “Karl knows a thing or two about subscription businesses. As chief subscriptions officer of Dow Jones, Karl built and scaled the consumer subscription businesses of The Wall Street […]
Dow Jones Newswires seeks a publishing editor
Dow Jones Newswires is looking for a financial journalist with excellent news judgment for our real-time news-editing team in New York. We’re seeking an editor who is invigorated by the demands of a 24-hour-news cycle and passionate about providing top-quality stories to readers. Dow Jones Newswires provides news to The Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch, […]
More than 100 million monthly visits to Dow Jones sites
News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson made the following comments during the company earnings conference call about its Dow Jones business: Advertising at Dow Jones remained strong in the fourth quarter and was a significant contributor to the segment throughout the year. Total advertising at Dow Jones achieved year-over-year growth of 20% for the full year, […]
WSJ parent reports strong fourth quarter
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com, reported a 26 percent increase in revenue in the fourth quarter due to circulation and advertising gains. The company, a subsidiary of News Corp., reported revenue of $565 million for the quarter ended June 30, up from $449 million in the […]
