Dow Jones chief revenue officer Rooney leaving the company
The following statements from Dow Jones CEO Lex Fenwick and Dow Jones CEO Robert Thomson were released Monday by Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal: Message From Lex Fenwick It is with warm wishes that I announce today Michael Rooney will be leaving Dow Jones to take a well-earned sabbatical. […]
Stone joins CBS MoneyWatch
Amey Stone, the former managing editor at MSN Money, has joined CBS MoneyWatch as executive editor. Her first day at the new job is Monday. Stone left MSN Money on Friday, weeks after the website cut its freelance and contract business journalists with plans to post content from its partners. Stone joined MSN Money in 2010, […]
Using Twitter to move markets
David Carr of the New York Times writes about how investors such as Carl Icahn have taken to Twitter to influence stock prices, knowing that the business news media will record their moves. Carr writes, “First let’s stipulate that unless you are a day trader, much of the business news right now is boring. There […]
Why Quartz is the future of business journalism
Frederic Filloux of MondayNote.com writes about Quartz, the business news website run by The Atlantic. Filloux writes, “While listening to Delaney describing his organization, I couldn’t help but mentally itemize what separates its super-agile setup from traditional media. A couple of months ago, I met the digital management of a major UK newspaper. There, execs […]
CNBC has worst quarter in 20 years
Matt Wilstein of Mediaite reports that business news channel CNBC just had its worst quarter in 20 years in terms of ratings. Wilstein writes, “The network hit a 20-year ratings low in the coveted 25-54 demo over the last three months. With just 38K viewers in the demo for total day, the network had its […]
Va. biz editor named paper’s editorial page editor
Howard Owen, the business editor of the Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance Star, has been named the paper’s editorial page editor. A story on its website states, “Owen succeeds Paul Akers, who died Sept. 20 after developing complications from heart surgery. “Owen is an experienced journalist who has been an editor at several daily newspapers, including […]
Roberts is candidate for Twitter position
Kara Swisher and Mike Isaac of All Things Digital report that Jim Roberts, a former Reuters and New York Times journalist, is a candidate for a top editorial position at Twitter. Swisher and Isaac write, “The job selection is down to a handful of candidates, said sources, and the person chosen will report to Chloe Sladden, […]
Bloomberg, private equity among those looking at Mergermarket
Bloomberg News and Warburg Pincus are among those considering buying Pearson’s financial news provider Mergermarket ahead of an Oct. 7 deadline for first-round bids, several industry sources close to the deal told Reuters. Anjuli Davies and Sophie Sassard of Reuters write, “Pearson put subscription-based Mergermarket on the block in July saying it no longer had […]
WSJ names deputy editor for standards
Karen Miller Pensiero, the editor for standards at the Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement Friday morning: We are pleased to announce that Neal Templin is named Deputy Editor, Newsroom Standards, joining our team dedicated to helping uphold high journalistic standards at The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones. Neal will engage in […]
Denver Biz Journal rolls out redesign
The Denver Business Journal is the latest American City Business Journals paper to redesign. A story on its website states, “Our theme color is now emerald, and our nameplate design is more contemporary. “And in Friday’s weekly print edition, you’ll see more dramatic changes aimed at making the Denver Business Journal fresher, livelier, more colorful […]
