Dow Jones names Bernard its chief experience officer
Dow Jones & Co. CEO Almar Latour sent out the following to the staff: Colleagues, I’m pleased to share that Daniel Bernard is appointed Chief Experience Officer for Dow Jones. In this newly created role, Daniel will oversee the Product, User Experience and Technology functions across our business. He and the team will be responsible […]
Cheng promoted to senior VP of Barron’s Group
Dow Jones & Co. CEO Almar Latour sent out the following announcement on Thursday: Colleagues, I’m pleased to share that Mae Cheng is appointed SVP, Barron’s Group. In her new role, Mae will be responsible for driving growth for some of the fastest-growing businesses at Dow Jones. Mae takes on this exciting new challenge following a highly […]
Biz media win case against SBA to release PPP loan details
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Small Business Administration must release detailed information about Paycheck Protection Program loans, reports Matthew Kish of the Portland Business Journal. Kish reports, “The judge made the ruling in a case filed in mid-May by The Washington Post, Bloomberg, Dow Jones, ProPublica and The New York Times. American City Business Journals (parent […]
Dow Jones sees 8% increase in circulation and subscription revenue
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com, reported an 8 percent increase in circulation and subscription revenue in the first quarter. Overall Dow Jones revenue rose s1 percent to $385 million. During the quarter, total subscriptions to Dow Jones’ consumer products reached 3.88 million, an 18% increase compared […]
MarketWatch.com is adding a paywall
MarketWatch.com is adding a paywall, writes editor in chief Jeremy Olshan. The base price is $19.99 a month, with a $22.99/month rate for MarketWatch and Barron’s. Olshan writes, “Our subscription program will help us better serve you with more real-time, in-depth analysis, more personalized information, and deeper insights into what the news means for you and […]
Dow Jones wants to attract more “decision makers”
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s plans to focus on building its audience through the need for information and news about wealth transfer and increased regulation, among other areas. The New York-based company, which is part of News Corp. believes there are more than 90 million “decision […]
Dow Jones says Zero Hedge is paying it $140,000 for copyright infringement
Dow Jones & Co., the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, said Monday that it is getting $140,000 as a copyright infringement lawsuit with Zero Hedge, reports Miles Weiss of Bloomberg News. Weiss reports, “Without permission, Zero Hedge allegedly posted 37 editorials and articles from the Wall Street Journal, according to a statement that Dow Jones provided […]
WSJ publisher: Our relationship is built on trust
Wall Street Journal publisher Almar Latour, who is also the new CEO of Dow Jones & Co., wrote the following to its readers: Dear Readers: Charles Dow and Edward Jones might not have considered this a possibility when they founded The Wall Street Journal 131 years ago, but the publication in your hands is a countercultural force […]
Dow Jones total subs hit 3.8 million, WSJ subs grew 15 percent in the fourth quarter
Dow Jones & Co., the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s, reported fourth-quarter revenues declined $16 million, or 4 percent, to $382 million, according to the earnings press release from parent News Corp. The decline was primarily due to a drop in advertising revenues, which were impacted by COVID-19, partially offset […]
Wenger named editorial director of Barron’s Advisor
Scott Wenger, formerly group editorial director at Arizent, has been hired as editorial director of Barron’s Advisor. Wenger had left Arizent in April. Right before he left, Arizent publication Financial Planning won two SABEW Best in Business Awards: for General Excellence in its category, SABEW’s top prize, and Best Banking/Finance coverage in its category for a […]
