Savitz returns to Barron’s, Swartz moves to MarketWatch.com
Barron’s Group announced Monday two new changes aimed at strengthening its technology coverage. Eric Savitz is returning to Barron’s as associate editor, covering technology from Silicon Valley. Savitz has a long history in tech: He joins Barron’s Group from Roku, where he was senior director for corporate communications and previously was a partner at Brunswick […]
Barron’s editor in chief Bell has resigned
Almar Latour, the publisher and executive vice president of the Barron’s Group, sent out the following on Monday: Colleagues, I’d like to share that Katherine Bell has decided to step down as Editor in Chief of Barron’s to pursue new opportunities. Katherine helped create a new, modern foundation for Barron’s, on which we will continue to […]
Barron’s Group seeks a video journalist in New York
Barron’s Group is seeking a highly creative video journalist to join its video team in New York. The video journalist is responsible for producing, shooting and editing highly engaging and informative topical and evergreen business and finance-focused videos, ranging in length from two to five minutes. Top candidates for this position will have a professional […]
Bartalos joins Royal Media as editorial director
Greg Bartalos, the former editor in chief of Barrons.com, has been hired by Royal Media as its editorial director. Royal Media’s publications include Air Cargo World and Auto Finance News. Bartalos will oversee content strategy, production and editorial for events. In his Barrons.com role, Bartalos oversaw editorial content for the site, as well as online […]
Barron’s seeks a reporter in New York
Barron’s is looking for a thoughtful, curious, and intellectually brave reporter to join a growing team. We’re looking for a reporter who is: knowledgeable and passionate about financial markets, stocks and companies, with an extensive network of relevant sources and a practical understanding of the issues investors consider when making investment decisions accustomed to and […]
More collaboration coming across Barron’s Group
Barron’s Group, which comprises Barron’s, MarketWatch.com, Mansion Global and Financial News, will see more collaboration across its publications, reports Sara Guaglione of MediaPost. Guaglione writes, “The ‘next phase of our growth’ is to collaborate more across the portfolio. “WSJ Custom Studios, the division behind Dow Jones’ branded content and brand marketing, was rebranded this week: it will now be […]
Marketwatch.com visitors up 45 percent; Barron’s subscribers up 27 percent
Here are comments that News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson made on its second-quarter earnings conference call about its business news properties: Turning now to our own businesses, which are certainly conscious of their responsibilities as custodians of customer data. It is clear that the ongoing digital transformation of Dow Jones is efficacious. Many traditional media […]
LA Times hires Barron’s Hite as newsroom project manager
Los Angeles Times executive editor Norman Pearlstine, deputy managing editor Sewell Chan and assistant managing editor Len De Groot made the following announcement: Brittany Hite, who was an online pioneer at the Wall Street Journal for a decade and is now the digital editor at Barron’s, will join us Feb. 25 as our newsroom project […]
James Grant returns to Barron’s to write regular column
James Grant, a former Barron’s writer who later launched the highly regarded and closely followed Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, will now write two columns a month for Barron’s, in both print and digital. The collaboration marks the return of “The Current Yield” column, which Grant had founded at the magazine previously. “It’s an honor and […]
Barron’s Group seeks a China correspondent
Barron’s Group, formerly known as Dow Jones Media Group, is looking for a top-class journalist to lead its coverage of China. Based in Beijing or Shanghai, the correspondent will contribute news stories, features and analysis to all of DJMG’s publications: Barron’s, MarketWatch, Financial News and Mansion Global. The successful candidate will have experience of covering […]
