Smart Money editor returns to Barron's
The New York Post’s Keith Kelly also reports that Smart Money editor Fleming Meeks is returning to Barron’s. Kelly wrote, “Meeks had been a top editor at Barron’s when he was dispatched to be the editor of Smart Money. “But then four years ago Jonathan Dahl was brought in as Smart Money’s editor- in-chief above […]
WSJ posts best ad revenue month in seven years
The following memo from Dow Jones & Co. CEO Richard Zannino was distributed within the company on Monday: “Dear friends and colleagues: “Everyday we see more evidence of the success of our efforts. The latest is a strong month of October where we posted a 23% increase in our total revenue. This included strong growth […]
Some business media more impressive than others
Syndicated columnist Malcolm Berko advises a reader pare his business media offerings down to just a few publications when looking for investment information. He likes The Economist, Fortune, BusinessWeek and Forbes, among others, but doesn’t like Investor’s Business Daily and The Wall Street Journal. Berko wrote, “Business Week presents topical information, well-written with enough depth […]
Dow Jones shareholders to vote on News Corp. deal on Dec. 13
Dow Jones & Co. shareholders will vote Dec. 13 to sell the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, Marketwatch and Barron’s to News Corp., according to an amended News Corp. S-4 filed Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Bancroft family that controls Dow Jones has agreed to vote 37 percent of its […]
24/7 Wall St. names top business news bloggers
Douglas MacIntyre of 24/7 Wall St. has compiled his top 10 business and financial news bloggers, and while the list includes some well-known names such as Eric Savitz of Barron’s and Herb Greenberg of Marketwatch, he’s also got some names on his list that may not ring a bell with business journalism junkies. The list […]
FCC commissioner requests inquiry into News Corp. acquisition of Dow Jones
Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps is asking the chairman to open an inquiry into News Corp.’s $5.6 billion proposed acquisition of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Marketwatch and Barron’s, writes John Eggerton of Broadcasting & Cable. Eggerton wrote, “Saying this was unprecedented in the history of the FCC, Copps […]
Crovitz bullish about Dow Jones online properties
Wall Street Journal publisher Gordon Crovitz and Dow Jones & Co. CEO Rich Zannino talked on the company’s earnings conference call Thursday about the potential that exists with its online web sites. Crovitz said, “As we said, we will soon hit a million paying subscribers to the Online Journal. Barron’s Online, at well over 100,000, […]
Bad summer for business magazines
Ten out of 16 business magazines reported a decline in ad dollars for the three months ended Sept. 30, and 14 out of 16 reported a decline in ad pages during the same time period, according to data released from the Magazine Publishers of America. Only Barron’s, The Economist, Fast Company, Forbes, Money and Smart Money […]
Dow Jones business journalists approve new contract
Business reporters at Dow Jones & Co. properties such as The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch have approved a new contract negotiated with the union. Here is the text of the e-mail sent to members: The IAPE Election Committee has been informed by TrueBallot Inc. that a majority of eligible voters have voted to […]
Dow Jones journalists will start voting Thursday
Business journalists who work for Dow Jones & Co. properties such as The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch will vote whether to ratify a new contract with the company beginning Thursday, according to an e-mail sent to reporters and editors obtained by Talking Biz News. The journalists — eligible members of the Independent Association […]
