Union opposes new Dow Jones policy over books and external projects

The IAPE 1096, the union that represents journalists at Dow Jones & Co. publications such as The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, issued the following statement on Friday: Dow Jones announced a new policy Friday for WSJ news personnel in which the company claimed new and potentially expansive rights over employees’ efforts to write books […]
Mansion Global hires Hendrickson as a reporter

Dow Jones real estate publication Mansion Global has hired Leslie Hendrickson as a reporter. Hendrickson has been previously freelancing for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Mansion Global, Barron’s, The Real Deal, The Hollywood Reporter, Getty Images, amNewYork, Family Circle, ARTNews, Jane magazine, The New York Sun, Columbia Magazine and The Union […]
Dow Jones hires Hayes as chief business officer, new ventures

Dow Jones & Co. CEO Almar Latour sent out the following announcement on Thursday: Colleagues, We’re pleased to share that Robert Hayes is appointed Chief Business Officer, New Ventures. In this newly created role, Rob will oversee growth across our franchises by driving emerging businesses and platforms, such as audio, video, events, strategic partnerships and gaming. These […]
Dow Jones names chief subscriptions officer and consumer EVP

Dow Jones & Co. CEO Almar Latour sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Colleagues, We’re pleased to share two new key appointments aimed at helping Dow Jones grow faster and become the world’s leading business news and information platform: Suzi Watford is appointed EVP, Consumer, while Karl Wells is appointed Chief Subscriptions Officer. In the newly created role of EVP, […]
S&P Global to add Dow Jones content

S&P Global Market Intelligence announced that it is adding Dow Jones news content to its service. The deal will give customers access to premium news from Dow Jones Newswires, and select content from The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and MarketWatch.com. S&P Global Market Intelligence will also distribute Dow Jones’s Chinese- and Japanese-language newswire content. “We are […]
Guerrera departs Barron’s Group for GlobalData as editor in chief

Francesco Guerrera, head of international at Barron’s Group at Dow Jones & Co., is leaving the company to become editor in chief of GlobalData Plc. GlobalData has news sites covering everything from health care to consumer goods, mining, finance, technology, defense and clean energy. Guerrera was previously head of Europe for Dow Jones, which he […]
Dow Jones union: Two-thirds of workers want required vaccinations

Two-thirds of IAPE members responding to union surveys would prefer COVID-19 vaccinations to be required for any Dow Jones employee to work in the office, and 71 percent of members say they do not plan on volunteering to return to a Dow Jones office during the company’s “Phase 2” reopening stage. Two IAPE surveys, conducted […]
Mansion Global seeks a reporter

Mansion Global, the premier destination for news, analysis and trend stories on the luxury residential market worldwide, is seeking an experienced reporter to join its fast-paced digital newsroom. This candidate must have a successful track record of working a beat, developing a broad base of sources, and writing on deadline. This person must be able […]
Judge throws out suit against Dow Jones, Barron’s reporter

Dow Jones & Co. Inc. and one of its reporters convinced a federal court in New York Tuesday to throw out a defamation lawsuit brought by a securities attorney who said he was wrongfully tied to a purported “pump and dump” stock-selling scheme in Barron’s, reports David McAfee of Bloomberg Law. McAfee reports, “Dow Jones and financial […]
Business Insider hires Haley to cover VCs, startups

Business Insider has hired Michael Haley of Dow Jones as a VC/startups reporter. He sill start in February and will be reporting to senior VC/startups editor Julie Bort. He has been a research editor at Dow Jones since 2018 and has a master’s in journalism from New York University. As a research editor, he researched […]