Dow Jones union stronger than in the 1980s, but will still lose
Forbes.com columnist Gary Weiss writes on the Seeking Alpha web site that the union representing business journalists at Dow Jones & Co. properties The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Marketwatch and Dow Jones Newswires is much stronger than it was in the 1980s, but will still lose out to News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch. Weiss wrote, […]
Rupert Murdoch and Clarence Barron, separated at birth
UNC-Chapel Hill journalism professor Chris Roush writes for Slate.com that the Bancroft family needs to go back and revisit former family leader Clarence Barron‘s running of The Wall Street Journal because it’s a lot like how News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has run his media empire. The Bancrofts have implied that Barron created this great legacy […]
Union's list of potential Dow Jones bidders came from reporters
Frank Ahrens of The Washington Post writes for Wednesday’s paper that the union representing business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s Marketwatch and Dow Jones Newswires got its list of billionaires who might be interesting in bidding for parent company Dow Jones & Co. to thwart the offer made by News Corp. CEO Rupert […]
Dow Jones union seeks alternatives to Murdoch bid
The union that represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Barron’s and Marketwatch said Monday that it has hired an advisory firm to help it seek alternatives to selling Dow Jones & Co. to News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch. The statement said, “IAPE believes that the best safeguard to the independence […]
The Bancroft member who changed her mind
David Litterick of The Telegraph newspaper in England writes for Monday’s paper about the Bancroft family member, Leslie Hill, who is apparently spearheading the change of heart from family members so that they’re now willing to talk to News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch about selling Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street […]
WSJ finally gets it with employment numbers
The New York Post business columnist John Crudelle writes Thursday that The Wall Street Journal finally understands that the government’s jobs numbers may not be accurate. Crudelle wrote, “It only took the nation’s most prominent business newspaper a decade and a half to figure it out, but the Job Market’s Strength May Have Been Overstated. “That […]
$100 million not enough to launch Fox Business Channel
Joseph Lazzaro writes on BloggingStocks.com about the Fortune story on Thursday that said that the Fox Business Channel would be started with $100 million and says that’s not enough. Lazzaro wrote, “One veteran media professional, who spoke on the condition that he not be identified by name, said he’s delighted that Murdoch will inject ‘news competition […]
Dear Rupert: Don't buy it, build it
Jerry Bowyer writes on the TCS Daily web site that the Bancroft family has donw News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch a favor by refusing to sell him Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch. That’s because Murdoch can now go out and build the best business news organization […]
The law firm that controls Dow Jones
Joshua Chaffin of The Financial Times takes a look at the Boston law firm of Hemenway & Barnes that does the legal work for the Bancroft family that controls Dow Jones & Co. and writes that the lawyers are the ones that actually control the owner of The Wall Street Journal. The law firm’s work […]
Henriques to receve Elliott Bell Award
Diana Henriques of The New York Times will receive the Elliott V. Bell Award from the New York Financial Writers’ Association next month at its annual dinner. The award is given “to an outstanding journalist for a significant long-term contribution to the profession of financial journalism.â€? The dinner will be June 1 at the Marriott […]
