Dow Jones acquires WorldECR news service
Dow Jones & Co. said Monday it acquired WorldECR, a provider of news on global export control and trade sanctions, for an undisclosed amount. WorldECR was founded in 2011 and its flagship operations include subscription-based specialist trade publications WorldECR and Export Compliance Manager Based in London, WorldECR subscribers include corporations, law firms, governments, professional services, research and […]
How Dow Jones thinks about its growth strategy
Emma O’Brian, senior vice president of strategy for Dow Jones, spoke on The Publishers Podcast about how it looks to grow in the future. Here is an excerpt: There are a lot of changes that we’re going to see in the coming years. Even if we start thinking about the election and the retrenchment of […]
Dow Jones plans to expand Middle East operations
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch.com and Investor’s Business Daily, plans to expand its Middle East operations next year. The company plans to open offices that will include news operations, sales functions and information services focused on risk and energy, among other initiatives. “The Gulf’s position as an […]
Dow Jones Newswires launches Korean language service
Dow Jones Newswires has launched its first artificial intelligence-enabled language service. The Dow Jones Korean Language Service provides markets and financial news and analysis. The services is built on a custom tech stack that selects the best translation model. The process best-in-class artificial intelligence and years of journalism experience to produce a machine translation service […]
Financial News seeks a City correspondent
Financial News – the award-winning publication for Europe’s financial services sector – is looking for a new City correspondent to join its newsroom. The successful candidate will be a motivated self-starter and collaborator with a strong track-record of scoops and feature-writing and an ability to develop and cultivate sources. The beat will be broad, covering […]
Dow Jones names new tech leaders
Dow Jones chief technology officer Artem Fishman sent out the following: Team, As we continue to evolve the Technology organization, we’re committed to creating a structure that supports our Business Goals and growth in product innovation, design, data and technology, as well as operational excellence. Building a unified organization begins with our leadership team. With […]
Harnessing the power of AI at Dow Jones
Ingrid Verschuren, executive vice president of data and artificial intelligence and general manager of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Dow Jones, talked about how the parent of The Wall Street Journal and MarkWatch.com is using artificial intelligence in a live recording of the Digiday Podcast. Tim Peterson of Digiday writes, “If generative AI is […]
Dow Jones reports slight increases in revenue, earnings
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com, Barron’s and Investor’s Business Daily, reported a 3% increase in revenue and a 6% increase in operating income for the first quarter. The company, a subsidiary of News Corp., reported revenue of $552 million and EBITDA earnings of $131 million, up from $537 […]
Dow Jones eyes Middle East expansion with WSJ event
Dow Jones & Co. is expanding the Wall Street Journal’s flagship Tech Live event to Qatar next year as a part of a broader effort to build its business in the region, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “Why it matters: ‘All of our verticals are growing in the Middle East,’ said Josh Stinchcomb, global chief […]
WSJ owner sues AI company Perplexity
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, has hit Perplexity AI Inc. with a lawsuit accusing it of copying “massive amounts” of the News Corp. units’ content without permission. Here is a statement from News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson: Perplexity perpetuates an abuse of intellectual property that harms journalists, writers, publishers […]
