Biz magazines had bad ad sales in September
Most of the major business magazines saw a decrease in advertising revenue in September compared to the same month a year ago, according to statistics on the Magazine Publishers of America web site. Only Barron’s, The Economist, Fast Company and Inc. showed increases in ad revenue. Barron’s ad sales increased 17.7 percent to $5.9 million […]
Fuchs slams Barron's coverage of tech investing
TheStreet.com’s Marek Fuchs criticized this weekend’s Barron’s for a story that suggested investors buy technology stocks in the fall because they have gone up in the last three months for the past couple of years. Fuchs wrote, “Of all the flatfooted theses that are thrown around by beginner investors, the flattest of all is that […]
Weak ad sales hit Wall Street Journal
Dow Jones, the parent company of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, warned that its third quarter results will be lower than expected because of weak ad sales at the newspaper. A Reuters story stated, “The lowered forecast comes as Dow Jones marks the first anniversary of the Journal’s Weekend Edition, a Saturday paper designed […]
Dow Jones may sell some of its community newspapers
Dow Jones, the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch.com, stated in a news release that it is considering selling some of its small, community newspapers. The company stated, “Specifically, the Company is evaluating options for newspapers in six markets: Danbury, CT; Oneonta, NY; Plattsburg, NY; Santa Cruz, CA; Sunbury, PA; and […]
Advertising up at WSJ and Barron's
Just now finding this, but Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, reported an increase in advertising in July on Friday. Advertising revenue at The Journal, including Weekend Edition, increased 5.8 percent in July on an 11.7 percent increase in advertising volume. Linage increases in technology, classified and financial […]
Best part of Barron's is Abelson wit
Stu Rodnick writes that the best thing about reading Barron’s magazine is Alan Abelson, the iconoclastic columnist whose writing typically graces the front page. Rodnick writes, “He would spin the weeks financial events, as he saw him, and provide a few good laughs with his monty python humor. So I am glad to see that […]
Dow Jones wants to decrease reliance on print
Dow Jones & Co., which publishes the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s magazine and a group of local daily newspapers, wants to decrease its dependence on print products to below 50 percent of total revenue from 70 percent now, according to comments made Tuesday at the Newspaper Association of America’s Mid-Year Media Review and published in […]
Alan Abelson returns to Barron's
Legendary business journalist Alan Abelson has returned to Barron’s and writing the “Up and Down Wall Street” column that has become the publication’s hallmark, noted Dealbreaker. Dealbreaker writes, “Apparently, Abelson’s absence from his excellent “Up & Down Wall Street” column was due to some health issues, as he starts his column by referencing a man […]
Advertising up at WSJ, down at Barron's
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, reported mixed advertising results for the business publications in May. Advertising revenue at The Journal, including the new Weekend Edition, increased 10.1 percent in May on a 12.6 percent increase in advertising volume. Advertising yield increased modestly in display categories but was […]
Loeb finalists named
The finalists for the Loeb Awards, administered by the UCLA Anderson School of Management, were named in a video conference on Monday by dean Judy D. Olian. There is no press release yet, and I did not catch all of the reporter’s names, but I did get all of the names of the newspapers and […]
