Barron’s to launch Asia edition later this year
Barron’s, the weekly financial newspaper from Dow Jones & Co., is planning an Asia edition to launch this fall. A managing editor will be based in Hong Kong and oversee Barron’s Asia, an English-language paid website written for investors in both Asia and the U.S. The Asia publication will have a small staff of reporters […]
Barron’s seeks assistant editor for new Asia edition
Barron’s, a financial news magazine and website published by Dow Jones, is launching a premier, English-language, paid website this fall and seeks an experienced journalist to fill the position of Assistant Editor. This is a full-time position based in Hong Kong. The Assistant Editor will help the Managing Editor through the entire publication process – […]
Barron’s seeks ME for new Asia edition
Barron’s, a financial news magazine and website published by Dow Jones, is launching an Asia edition this fall and seeks a seasoned editor for the role of Managing Editor. This is a full-time position based in Hong Kong. The managing editor will help oversee Barron’s Asia, a premier, English-language paid website written for sophisticated investors […]
Interim Dow Jones CEO: We will invest in journalism
William Lewis, the interim chief executive officer of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following message to the staff on Monday: It has been two weeks since I was appointed Interim CEO, and I wanted to write to thank the many people across the company who have […]
Ad pages up at Barron’s
Edward Finn, the president and editor of Barron’s, writes about how the weekly business publication saw an increase in ad pages in 2013. Finn writes, “In the year just ended, Barron’s top-notch ad-sales team handily beat the competition, with ad pages up 5%, according to the latest data from Kantar Media. “By contrast, ad pages […]
Union leader to Dow Jones employees: We will get best deal
Bob Kozma, the president of the Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees, the union that represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires and Marketwatch.com, sent out the following note to its members: First we had the Bancrofts as owners. Now we have the Murdochs. We have endured Peter Kann and Rick Zannino […]
Dow Jones names head of digital design
Himesh Patel has joined Dow Jones to lead the digital design of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch and Barron’s. Patel was previously the creative director of London-based Telegraph Media Group, where he spearheaded the design of the Daily Telegraph newspaper and the award-winning Telegraph.co.uk website and apps. “My goal at Dow Jones is to add zest and modernity to the […]
Biz magazines underperformed industry in 2013
Business magazines brought in fewer ad dollars in 2013 compared to the previous year, underperforming in an industry saw a slight increase in advertising revenue. The 14 business magazines reported ad revenue of $1.33 billion in 2013, down 4.8 percent from 2012, according to data from the Publishers Information Bureau analyzed by Talking Biz news. […]
Biz magazines underperform industry in third quarter
The 14 business magazines followed by the Publishers Information Bureau underperformed the magazine industry in the third quarter in terms of advertising revenue and advertising pages. The business magazines recorded ad revenue of $279.3 million, a decline of 1.7 percent, in the third quarter. The ad pages fell 3.2 percent in the third quarter to […]
It’s pay raise day for Dow Jones business journalists
The following was sent out by the Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees/The Newspaper Guild to its Dow Jones & Co. members, which includes reporters at The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Marketwatch.com and Barron’s: Today — Monday, July 1 — is the effective date for wage increases provided by our IAPE contract. Eligible employees […]
