Dow Jones Newswires seeks an economics reporter in Barcelona
Dow Jones Newswires seeks a digitally proficient financial journalist to cover regional economies across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The role involves covering economic indicators in the region, helping to plan and coordinate coverage ahead of time, then sending headlines and quickly writing the first stories and essential updates that provide professional investors with […]
News Corp CEO: We’re bundling WSJ, Barron’s and Investor’s Business
News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson made the following comments during its first quarter earnings conference call: In particular, a digital advertising at Dow Jones rose 11%, a noteworthy achievement in this complex environment. In fact, Q1 represents the ninth consecutive quarter of year-over-year digital ad growth at Dow Jones. In the past year, Dow Jones added 473,000 […]
Dow Jones reports increase in revenue, profits
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com, reported a 19 percent increase in operating income and a 16 percent increase in revenue in the first quarter, but parent News Corp. missed analyst expectations on revenue. Dow Jones reported operating income of $113 million, up from $95 million. It […]
DLNews hires Kelley as editor in chief
DLNews has appointed Bloomberg and Insider Inc. veteran Trista Kelley as its founding editor-in-chief. She will oversee the recruitment of DLNews’ inaugural newsroom, the launch of the news service, and ensure DLNews’ editorial independence. Kelley was previously deputy editor-in-chief at Dow Jones-owned Financial News. She was also the markets and finance editor at Business Insider […]
Dow Jones hires Weiss as chief marketing officer
Dow Jones & Co. CEO Almar Latour sent out the following: Colleagues, I am excited to announce that Sherry Weiss will be joining us as Chief Marketing Officer of Dow Jones beginning October 3. Sherry will oversee all marketing activities at Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, focused on driving customer acquisition, retention and subscriptions; enhancing […]
Shar named president of Investor’s Business Daily and MarketWatch.com
Dow Jones & Co. CEO Almar Latour sent out the following announcement: Colleagues, We are pleased to share that Dan Shar is expanding his responsibilities and now serves as president of both IBD and MarketWatch. Jerry Ferrara, who has been serving as IBD’s president for nearly seven years, is moving into an advisory role where we’ll leverage […]
Dow Jones Newswires seeks deputy breaking news editor in Barcelona
The Barcelona bureau of Dow Jones Newswires is looking for an experienced financial journalist to head real-time coverage of European equities. We’re looking for a hands-on journalist with leadership qualities who can make quick, effective decisions on news priorities. This editor will define and plan coverage in advance and be able to respond quickly and […]
Union members approve one-year contract with Dow Jones
A majority of the members of IAPE The NewsGuild-CWA Local 1096 that represent journalists at Dow Jones & Co. have voted to approve a new, one-year collective agreement. Polls closed Friday at 12 p.m. EDT, and 94.3% of voting members approved the new agreement, while approximately 5.7% chose to reject the deal. More than two-thirds […]
WSJ/Dow Jones Newswires seeks deputy breaking news editor
Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal seek an experienced business journalist to help lead our breaking news reporting team. The team comprises reporters who quickly and expertly produce articles from corporate disclosure news for Dow Jones Newswires and as needed for The Wall Street Journal. Items covered by the team include earnings, executive […]
Dow Jones, union agree on one-year contract
The Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees, Local 1096 of The Newspaper Guild – Communications Workers of America, has reached a tentative agreement with Dow Jones & Co. on a new one-year collective bargaining agreement covering more than 1,300 employees across the United States and in Canada. The deal, agreed to by representatives of the union […]
