Barron's and Pfizer: A lethal combination
TheStreet.com’s Marek Fuchs takes a look at Barron’s coverage of the recent news out of Pifzer, which included the halting of one of its major new drugs due to people dying during the trials, and comes away less than satisifed with the story. Fuchs wrote, “Considering how many people died in the torcetrapib trials, I […]
Barron's causes Google to drop below $500
The New York Post’s Holly Sanders wrote Tuesday that a weekend article in Barron’s about Google’s rich stock price caused it to fall back below $500 per share on Monday. Sanders said, “The bearish report helped send the shares down 4 percent, or $20.25, to close at $484.75 yesterday. The decline dragged down the Nasdaq […]
Forbes pulled in-text ads after reporters complained
The growing trend of media outlets placing links in stories to advertising for products was explored in the Wall Street Journal on Monday by David Kesmodel and Julia Angwin, and their reporting noted that Forbes.com dropped such ads because journalists felt uncomfortable. Kesmodel and Angwin wrote, “Forbes.com, owned by Forbes Media LLC, tested in-text advertising […]
Union: WSJ management wants to be like other chains
The union representing journalists and other employees at Dow Jones, the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch, posted an update on its web site about the current negotiations with the company on a new contract and noted an unusual stance by management. Union president Steve Yount and bargaining committee chair Jim […]
Update on Dow Jones-union talks
The New York Post’s Janet Whitman and Keith Kelly have an update on the contentious contract talks between Wall Street Journal/Barron’s parent Dow Jones and the labor union that represents its journalists in Friday’s paper. Whitman and Kelly wrote, “The union tried to start off the talks with easy, softball issues, such as a dress-code […]
Advertising up at WSJ, down at Barron's in October
Dow Jones, the parent company of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, reported that advertising for its flagship paper was up by more than 5 percent in October but fell at its weekly publication for the month, according to a press release. The release stated, “Advertising revenue at The Wall Street Journal increased 5.7% in […]
Can Dow, WSJ reporters make transition to video?
Erick Schonfeld at Business 2.0 wonders whether the reporters at Marketwatch, The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s can make the conversion to video as its parent company begins video streaming on its web sites. Schonfeld wrote, “All three are powered by Brightcove on the backend, and show exactly the same video content—print journalists on camera […]
Cavuto credits Barron's article for uptick in market
Fox business anchor Nail Cavuto stated that the reason why the stock market rose earlier this week was an article in Barron’s stating that the Republicans would likely win a majority of the elections next month, according to Media Matters for America. However, the author of the article, Washington bureau chief Jim McTague, stated that […]
Fox Business News website not as political as TV
The News Hounds web site argues that the Fox business news website doesn’t delve as much into politics as Neil Cavuto does while he is on television. News Hounds writes, “The headline this afternoon (October 23, 2006) at FoxNews.com/Business explained it like this: Bulls On the Run, Again — Earnings optimism and word that Wal-Mart […]
Dow Jones buys rest of Factiva from Reuters for $160 million
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, agreed to purchase the 50 percent stake in Factiva that it doesn’t already own from rival Reuters for $160 million, according to published reports. The Associated Press reported, “Founded in 1999 as a 50-50 joint venture between Dow Jones and Reuters to […]
