Dow Jones talked to virtually anybody with a pulse
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch, talked with 21 other potential partners or bidders before agreeing to sell to News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch, according to an SEC filing. Sarah Ellison of The Journal wrote, “The filing, made Friday, didn’t identify any of the companies that contemplated […]
Dow Jones extends internship program
The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund has broadened the business reporting internship program to include college seniors in summer 2008. The business reporting program originated in 1995 recruiting minority college sophomores and juniors. Continuing its commitment to diversity, the program will accept applications from seniors. The reprised online internship program, supported by a continuing commitment from […]
Ingrassia blasts back
Keith Kelly of the New York Post writes Wednesday that New York Times business editor Larry Ingrassia responded to an unnamed critic within the paper who claimed that he was using reporter’s sources to push a book proposal about the sale of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal. Kelly wrote, “No […]
Media Life readers: Rupert buys WSJ for his biz channel, not his ego
Media Life magazine polled its readers about current issues on the media world, and came back with some interesting opinions. One opinion that was not surprising was that Business 2.0 is the magazine most often named as being in trouble. More than 11 percent of its readers said the Time Inc. publication was “at risk.” […]
The Economist makes a stab at luxury readers
Aaron Patrick of The Wall Street Journal writes Tuesday about The Economist‘s attempts to attract more upscale and luxury readers with a new publication. Patrick wrote, “This week, London-based Economist Group Ltd. put out the first issue of a quarterly general-interest magazine called Intelligent Life. The magazine, sold on newsstands and by subscription, is targeted […]
Book from NYTimes writers on Dow Jones/News Corp. in trouble
Keith Kelly of The New York Post reports Friday that a book proposal about News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch‘s acquisition of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal from columnist Joe Nocera and business editor Larry Ingrassia of The New York Times appears to be in trouble. Kelly wrote, “As of […]
M&A magazine launched with Dow Jones help
A Dallas-based company that advises small- and medium-sized businesses said Wednesday that it has launched a quarterly mergers & acquisitions magazine geared to executives in those companies with the help of Dow Jones & Co. The magazine will be called Generational Wealth Advisor, and it will be a free quarterly magazine with the help of […]
Differing coverage of the Acer-Gateway deal
TheStreet.com’s Marek Fuchs writes Wednesday that the coverage of Acer’s proposed acquisition of Gateway was all over the map, from references to former Chinese leaders to former CEOs of other computer makers. But The Wall Street Journal, wrote Fuchs, got it right. Fuchs wrote, “They don’t indulge themselves with some lead that traces back 60 […]
WSJ to rename weekend section
The Wall Street Journal will rechristen Pursuits, its Saturday leisure section, as Weekend Journal, the same name as the Friday section, writes Geraldine Fabrikant of the New York Times. Fabrikant wrote, “The change would mean the newspaper will put out a Weekend Journal section on both Friday and Saturday and a Personal Journal section on […]
Dow Jones deal clears hurdle
Dow Jones & Co., the owner of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch, announced Tuesday evening that its acquisition by News Corp. has cleared a major regulatory hurdle. Its release stated, “Dow Jones & Company and News Corporation announced today that the Premerger Notification Office of the Federal Trade Commission granted early termination on […]
