Dow Jones CEO Lewis is leaving the company
Will Lewis is stepping down as chief executive of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s, reports Anna Nicolau and Mark DiStefano of the Financial Times. Nicolau and DiStefano report, “The British media executive is leaving ‘amicably’ from the company, according to people with knowledge of the decision. […]
Chopra named editor of Financial News
Francesco Guerrera, head of international, Barron’s Group and publisher, Financial News, sent out the following announcement: I am delighted to announce that Shruti Tripathi Chopra has been appointed Editor of Financial News. Shruti is a tremendous journalist and a sharp editor who inspires other journalists with her work ethic and news-breaking abilities. She is the […]
Dow Jones CEO: We did not mean to offend with headline
Dow Jones & Co. CEO William Lewis sent out the following to the staff on Thursday: Hello, I am sure many of you have seen the deeply disappointing news yesterday that China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced it is expelling three of our Wall Street Journal colleagues – Josh Chin, Chao Deng and Philip Wen – from […]
Using finance and data to hold power accountable is important, says Dow Jones CEO
Using a knowledge of finance and data to hold powerful figures to account is still important, said Dow Jones & Co. CEO William Lewis at a talk at City University London. Amy Borrett of City University writes, “Lewis called on publications to support the ‘risky, heroic work’ of journalists by personalising content, so that they […]
Dow Jones sets subscription record
News Corp. announced Friday that Dow Jones & Co. set a new record of 3.5 million subscriptions and The Wall Street Journal crossed the 2 million digital subscriptions mark for the first time. Dow Jones is publisher of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s Group, and its Professional Information Business includes Risk & Compliance, Newswires and Factiva. […]
WSJ parent reports decline in revenue, profit
News Corp., the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s, reported second-quarter earnings and revenue fell, but matched analyst expectations. The news and information division of the company, which includes the business news operations, saw revenue fall 1 percent to $1.24 billion. Dow Jones’ consumer products saw a 5 percent increase in […]
Financial News editor Newlands set to depart
Chris Newlands will be leaving his post as editor at Financial News at the end of the month after almost three years. During his term as editor, Newlands has led the team to deliver various scoops while also winning the publication numerous awards. Previously, Newlands was with the Financial Times as a launch and managing […]
Dow Jones hires Martinez to cover European economics
Maria Martinez has been hired as a reporter on the Dow Jones Newswires EMEA desk in Barcelona, where she covers European economics. Before starting with Dow Jones in Spain — the country where she was born — she spent three years in New York City. Martinez started her days at 4 a.m. as a producer […]
Dow Jones Newswires hires Wright as publishing editor
Stephen Wright has been hired as a publishing editor for Dow Jones Newswires in Wellington, New Zealand. He returns to Dow Jones after more than a decade in various roles for the Associated Press in Asia, mostly recently a regional reporter based in Jakarta. Wright is a former Asia business editor for AP and Thailand […]
Barron’s Group seeks Washington bureau chief
Barron’s Group is seeking a bureau chief for Washington, D.C. The successful candidate will lead a team of reporters covering crucial stories that will be published in print and online. The reporters will write frequently, covering the ground and also delivering original, richly-reported journalism and artful storytelling. We are looking for a high-energy bureau chief […]
