Dow Jones hires Fishman as chief technology officer

Dow Jones & Co. CEO Almar Latour sent out the following on Monday: Colleagues, I’m delighted to announce that Artem Fishman will become chief technology officer for Dow Jones. Artem joins us from LinkedIn, where he oversaw the company’s homepage and content experiences – core products that include LinkedIn’s feed, media experiences and tools for […]

Dow Jones makes leadership changes

Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and Publisher of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following: Colleagues, I am pleased to share a few organizational updates and expanded responsibilities that will position Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal for continued growth and unlock new ways to better serve our subscribers and clients: Thomas […]

Dow Jones is highest contributor to News Corp earnings

News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson spoke at the company’s annual meeting on Wednesday. Here is an excerpt of his remarks: As Rupert mentioned, The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich continues to be unjustly incarcerated by Russia for being a truth-seeking journalist. We strongly deny the allegations against him. And we thank the many people who have […]

News Corp reports lower earnings in first quarter

News Corp., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s reported a slight increase in revenue in the first quarter but a decline in net income. The company reported $2.5 billion in revenue and net income of $58 million compared to $2.48 billion in revenue and $66 million in net income in the […]

Dow Jones, union agree to new minimum pay for reporters

Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s, and the union that represents business journalists have agreed to a new base pay for starting reporters as part of new contract negotiations. Upon conclusion of the contract negotiations, the new minimum salary for full-time reporters will be $72,800, a $9,500 […]

Elliott named head of Dow Jones Risk & Research communities

Nick Elliott has been appointed as head of communities, Dow Jones Risk & Research, moving from his previous role as head of professional products innovation & strategy at The Wall Street Journal. In this new role, he will lead the development of a community for chief compliance officers and explore communities for adjacent corporate roles […]

Dow Jones offers 3% raises, lump sum

Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com, has offered 3 percent pay raises and a 0.25 percent lump sum payment in January to the union that represents journalists. The lump sum payment would be based on a person’s base salary. For a personal making $100,000, the payment would […]

Dow Jones CFO leaving after 15 months

Liz O’Melia, the chief financial officer of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s, is leaving after 15 months, reports Daniel Thomas and Anna Nicolaou of The Financial Times. Thomas and Nicolaou report, “Dow Jones, which owns the Wall Street Journal, is searching for a new CFO, and O’Melia is staying […]

News Corp CEO Thomson compensation slightly down

Robert Thomson, the CEO of News Corp., which is the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch.com and Investor’s Business Daily, saw his compensation decrease slightly during its 2023 fiscal year. Thomson received $19.3 million in total compensation for the year, down from $19.7 million in the previous year, according to the company’s proxy […]