Barron’s, chronicler of personal and national finance, turns 100 in 2021
Historian Kenneth Pringle writes for Barron’s about the 100th anniversary of the markets publication. Pringle writes, “‘All history is bound up in the human problems of personal and national finance—personal and national protection to daily subsistence,’ Barron wrote in the forward to his 1920 essay collection, A World Remaking. ‘It has been my ambition and life work […]
Barron’s seeks a story editor
Barron’s is seeking a Story Editor to join a team of talented editors on the Barron’s news desk, ensuring readers are served with timely coverage throughout the day and week. This editor will edit, rewrite, and publish articles, and make sure they have the appropriate graphics, charts, and photos. Responsibilities: Edit articles for barrons.com and Barron’s magazine […]
Barron’s seeks an associate editor to cover retirement, diversity
Barron’s is looking for an associate editor to cover retirement issues, diversity issues, China, and other emerging markets, and to help oversee coverage of Asia. The successful candidate will have at least 10 years of experience covering emerging markets, companies, and retirement. To apply, go here.
WSJ/Barron’s parent to close printing plant in the Bronx
Dow Jones & Co. CEO Almar Latour sent out the following on Wednesday: Dear Colleagues, Today, News Corp has announced its intention to shift the printing of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and the New York Post, in the NY metro area, to The New York Times’ College Point plant in Queens. As our results show, in […]
Barron’s seeks deputy digital managing editor
Barron’s is seeking a deputy digital managing editor to join its dynamic newsroom. This editor would join a team of reporters and editors that is dramatically increasing the size and diversity of Barron’s digital audience by producing high-quality coverage of markets, tech, business and the economy. The editor would work across departments to create innovative […]
Dow Jones total subs hit 3.8 million, WSJ subs grew 15 percent in the fourth quarter
Dow Jones & Co., the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s, reported fourth-quarter revenues declined $16 million, or 4 percent, to $382 million, according to the earnings press release from parent News Corp. The decline was primarily due to a drop in advertising revenues, which were impacted by COVID-19, partially offset […]
Barron’s seeks editor for advisor center
This position will be responsible for overseeing editorial for Barron’s digital content offering for financial advisors. Barron’s Advisor Center offers high-quality intelligence to help advisors improve their practices, complementing Barron’s successful conference business for top advisors. Responsibilities: Oversee daily content strategy for Advisor Center. Assign and edit columns from the best advisor coaches in America […]
Barron’s seeks a digital editor
The Digital Editor will edit multiple stories a day for Barrons.com on a wide variety of markets and investment-related topics. Successful candidates will have a minimum of five years editing experience in business and financial journalism. They will be versatile and highly skilled in all aspects of editing and production, including coming up with the […]
MarketWatch reporter Cherney moving to Barron’s to cover tech
MarketWatch reporter Max Cherney will be moving to sister publisher Barron’s in June to cover technology. He has been with MarketWatch since July 2017. Most recently, he was covering public pot companies. He previously covered e-commerce for IBD, with a focus on Amazon, and most recently was a staffer for J, the Jewish news weekly of northern […]
Subscription cross selling among Dow Jones publications
News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson made the following comments during the company’s earnings conference call about subscriptions at The Wall Street Journal: Look, in terms of the subscribers are, obviously, we have had strong growth in U.S. subscriptions. And I think the thing to remember about Wall Street Journal subscriptions, once you have a subscriber, […]
