Barron’s seeks a newsletter editor
Barron’s is looking for a seasoned editor to propel an expansion of our growing portfolio of newsletters. Building on the success of Barron’s Daily in the morning, Review & Preview in the evening, and the weekly Barron’s Energy Insider, Barron’s aims to grow our tech and geopolitical coverage, catering to investors and professionals who want […]
Barron’s seeks a geopolitical and markets reporter
Barron’s is seeking an experienced, ambitious reporter to cover the intersection of geopolitics and markets in a new weekly newsletter that provides subscribers with actionable ideas to drive their investment decisions. With insights and data from the geopolitical group at Dow Jones, this reporter will combine a knowledge of markets, industries, and companies with analysis […]
Barron’s seeks a story editor
Barron’s is seeking a Story Editor to join a team of talented editors on Barron’s digital news desk. This editor should have solid news judgement, impeccable editing chops, and a passion for reaching readers online with timely and thoughtful analysis of financial markets, the economy, and corporate America. You Will: Edit, rewrite, and publish everything […]
Barron’s Schafer on creating a relationship with readers
Meredith Klein of Meredith & The Media interviewed Josh Schafer, newsletter editor and investing personality at Barron’s. Here is an excerpt: You’re a versatile multimedia journalist. At Yahoo Finance, you produced segments for Yahoo Finance Live, anchored Market Minute, interviewed executives, and wrote business stories. And now, you’re a newsletter editor and investing personality at Barron’s. […]
Dow Jones reports rise in first quarter revenue, earnings
nesDow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch.com and Investor’s Business Daily, reported a first-quarter revenue increase of 6 percent and an earnings increase of 10 percent, due to higher circulation and subscription business. Revenue rose to $586 million from $552 million, and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization […]
Barron’s has launched a premium subscription product
Dow Jones & Co. has launched “Barron’s Investor Circle,” a subscription product that includes early access to stock picks, a weekly exclusive newsletter and live Q&A sessions with experts. The price is $15 every four weeks for the first year, and then $50 every four weeks. A Barron’s subscription, by comparison, starts at $8 every […]
How the Dow Jones content strategy varies by publication
Kira Willner, senior vice president of product and business strategy, wealth and investing at Dow Jones & Co., writes on the International News Media Association website about how the company’s strategy varies by publication. Willner writes, “MarketWatch serves as the perfect entry point to Dow Jones’s broader wealth and investing portfolio, attracting ambitious audiences with accessible, […]
News Corp CEO Thomson’s pay totals $20.6 million
Robert Thomson, the chief executive officer at News Corp., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch.com and Investor’s Business Daily received $20.6 million in total compensation in its most recent fiscal year. That’s slightly higher than the $20.3 million in total compensation that he received in the fiscal 2024 years, according to the […]
Barron’s hires Yahoo Finance’s Schafer as newsletter editor
Josh Schafer has been hired as a newsletter editor at Barron’s. He has been at Yahoo Finance, most recently as a Yahoo Finance markets reporter. Before that, he had been working both reporting and producing roles. Previously, he worked as a Wisconsin Athletics beat reporter at 247Sports. He also wrote features and game coverage for The Boston Globe’s […]
Forelle being groomed to be Barron’s editor in chief
Charles Forelle is being groomed to be the next editor in chief of Barron’s, reports Oliver Darcy of Status. Former editor in chief David Cho left to be editor in chief of CNBC. Forelle is deputy editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal. He was previously financial editor. He has been a reporter at the Journal since 2002, […]
