WSJ opting for flexible return to the office
Dow Jones, the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, told its staff on Tuesday that it would not be mandating a return to the office in March, instead taking a “hybrid and flexible” approach, reports Katie Robertson of The New York Times. Robertson reports, “In a companywide email, Almar Latour, the chief executive, and Dianne DeSevo, […]
WSJ parent reports increase in earnings, revenue
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com, reported its second quarter revenue rose 14 percent and its earnings rose 32 percent on circulation and advertising growth. The results are released as part of parent company News Corp.’s results. Revenue rose 14 percent to $508 million and earnings rose […]
Dow Jones union settles unfair labor complaint against company
The Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees (IAPE), Local 1096 settled an Unfair Labor Practice charge against Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s. The almost-year-long dispute was scheduled to proceed to trial tomorrow morning. The IAPE charge led to the National Labor Relations Board filing a complaint against […]
Dow Jones acquires Base Chemicals business
Dow Jones & Co. CEO Almar Latour sent out the following on Monday: Colleagues, News Corp and Dow Jones just announced an agreement to acquire the Base Chemicals business from S&P Global and IHS Markit. Base Chemicals is a trusted source for pricing data, insights, analysis and forecasting for the world’s most important base chemicals, and it […]
Financial News seeks fintech/crypto correspondent
Financial News is an award-winning Dow Jones publication that beats with the pulse of the City’s agenda. From innovation to regulation, fintech and crypto, the City now underpins the growth of the booming new financial technology sector. We are looking for a dynamic fintech correspondent to do deep dives and break new ground. In this […]
Dow Jones hires Feuer as breaking news reporter
Dow Jones Newswires has hired New York Post business reporter Will Feuer as a breaking news reporter. He has been at the Post since April as a general assignment business reporter. He had previously been covering financial news for Institutional Investor. Before that, he was is a writer on CNBC.com’s health and science team covering regulatory matters within the […]
WSJ, Dow Jones launch major polling initiative
Dow Jones & Co. and The Wall Street Journal announced launched Tuesday a new polling initiatives, including The Wall Street Journal Poll, which brings together a new, bipartisan team of pollsters, and an expanded partnership with NORC at the University of Chicago. “At Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal we are committed to meaningful […]
Dow Jones hires Kwei as SVP of consumer tech
Dow Jones & Co. chief experience officer Daniel Bernard sent out the following on Thursday: Good evening all, It’s been an exciting month of growth as we continue to promote from within and add new talent and expertise to the Experience Team. I am now excited to announce that Clarence Kwei has joined Dow Jones as our […]
AP hires Heitmann from Dow Jones
The Associated Press has hired Kristin Heitmann as senior vice president and chief revenue officer, responsible for its revenue functions globally. She will start Jan. 3, 2022. Heitmann will lead a division comprising AP’s sales, product, marketing and customer operations worldwide. She will serve on the AP Management Committee and report to incoming President and […]
Dow Jones/WSJ delays return to work until March 2022
The Dow Jones & Co. staffers received the following announcement on Wednesday: We are all becoming familiar with the fluidity of the Covid-19 pandemic and its continuing impact on our personal and professional lives. It hasn’t been easy. The good news is that despite the unpredictability, many of us have begun to reunite with our […]
