Biz magazine ad revenue declined 22% in 2009, ad pages dropped 28.7%
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Advertising in 15 business magazines in 2009 fell by $340 million, or 21.7 percent, to $1.23 billion, due to the lingering recession, according to a Talking Biz News analysis of numbers released Tuesday by the Publishers Information Bureau. Advertising pages in those same 15 magazines fell by 28.7 to 12,844.59 pages, […]
Top biz journalism events of the decade
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE The first decade of the 21st century began with business journalists facing criticism for their boosterish coverage of companies during the tech bubble and ended with many of the same reporters facing more criticism for failing to warn consumers about the current economic crisis. In between, the world of business journalism […]
Barron's site goes all-free content for four days beginning Saturday
Barron’s said Monday that will make its subscription content available to all users for four days beginning this Saturday in conjunction with this weekend’s issue featuring the new section targeting high net-worth individuals. This is the second issue of PENTA, which targets ‘pentamillionaires,’ individuals with at least $5 million in assets. The Barrons.com open house continues […]
WSJ tops among print publications in reader income
The Wall Street Journal readers have the highest median annual income of all print publications, according to Mediamark Research & Intelligence’s MRI Fall 2009 report. Sean Callahan of BtoB Magazine reports that Journal readers make $135,740. Callahan writes, “Twelve other print publications had readership with median household income above $100,000, which indicates a business-oriented audience. […]
Barron's adds section targeting pentamillionaires
Barron’s announced Thursday it will launch a new section targeting “pentamillionaires” — individuals with at least $5 million in assets. Beginning Saturday, Sept. 26, the new 24-page pullout section, titled “PENTA,” will appear quarterly with financial advice on topics ranging from personal finance to lifestyle concerns. PENTA content will also be available online at Barrons.com once it’s […]
The ex-Barron's reporter who wrote about Madoff
Jon Friedman of Marketwatch writes Friday about former Barron’s reporter Erin Arvedlund, who has recently published a book on convicted investor Bernie Madoff. Friedman writes, “In her book, Arvedlund is shying away from the sociological implications of the scandal and concentrating on explaining to readers how Madoff turned his once-legitimate business into a huge fraud. […]
An opinonated voice at Barron's
Damien Hoffman of Wall Street Cheat Sheet interviewed Barron’s senior editor Michael Santoli about his writing career and how he develops his columns in the weekly business newspaper. Here is an excerpt: Damien: What is it like having gone from a beat reporter to basically batting cleanup behind Alan Abelson and having that great Feature […]
PR and news under one Dow Jones roof
I discovered today that in addition to owning The Wall Street Journal, Marketwatch.com, Barron’s and Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones & Co. also has a public relations consulting business. The business is called Dow Jones PR & Corporate Communications Solutions, and it provides analysis of media and social networks for organizations that want to know […]
Barrons.com undergoes redesign
Barron’s editor and publisher Edward A. Finn Jr. writes in the latest issue about a redesign of the business weekly’s Web site. Finn writes, “You’ll find breaking investment news near the top of the homepage, and more important, a new feature that gives you Barron’s view on a top story each day. “Written mainly by […]
Dow Jones cuts future benefits
Robert MacMillian of Reuters has posted a memo from Dow Jones & Co. CEO Les Hinton that explains how the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, Marketwatch and Dow Jones Newswires is cutting back on its benefits. In the memo, Hinton states, “The Money Purchase Plan will be frozen as of July 3, 2009. […]
