Dow Jones Special Committee names new member
The Dow Jones Special Committee, formed under an agreement between the former shareholders of Dow Jones & Co. and News Corp. in December 2007, announced that Cynthia A. Glassman has been elected to succeed Nicholas Negroponte for a five-year term ending December 2023. Glassman is a former under secretary for Economic Affairs at the U.S. […]
Marketwatch.com visitors up 45 percent; Barron’s subscribers up 27 percent
Here are comments that News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson made on its second-quarter earnings conference call about its business news properties: Turning now to our own businesses, which are certainly conscious of their responsibilities as custodians of customer data. It is clear that the ongoing digital transformation of Dow Jones is efficacious. Many traditional media […]
WSJ parent reports better-than-expected earnings
News Corp., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com, reported second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street estimates due to strong results in all of its businesses. The New York-based company reported net income of $119 million, or 16 cents per share, compared to a loss a year earlier. Adjusted, the earnings were […]
Lipschutz named deputy editor in chief of WSJ, Dow Jones Newswires
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Matt Murray sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Colleagues: I am delighted to announce that Neal Lipschutz is assuming the role of Deputy Editor in Chief for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires. As deputy, Neal will work closely with me and the entire senior team on the […]
Dow Jones hires Holger to cover ETFs
Dieter Holger has been hired by Dow Jones Newswires to cover exchange traded funds and environmental, social and governance investments from its Barcelona office. He’s a U.S.-German dual national from a little town called Santa Cruz along California’s central coast. Over the past two years, he’s lived in Berlin, Cardiff and London. At Cardiff University, he studied data journalism, […]
Dow Jones Newswires moves Goriaïnoff to UK desk to report on business and financial news
Anthony Goriaïnoff has been hired to report on business and financial news from the U.K. desk for Dow Jones Newswires. He joined the Dow Jones Barcelona office in November 2016 as research editor for the Special Interest People team and as part of Risk & Compliance. He helped create the Barcelona office Book Club, is a […]
Dow Jones Media Group changes name to Barron’s Group
Almar Latour, the publisher of Dow Jones Media Group, sent out the following announcement to the staff: I am delighted to share that Dow Jones Media Group is to be renamed Barron’s Group. The change is effective immediately. The group rebranding effort comes as our titles collectively have reached record readership and subscriptions. Our digital […]
Dow Jones chief operating officer Sedgley is leaving
Dow Jones & Co. chief executive officer William Lewis sent out the following announcement on Monday: Dear Colleague, As of today, and after a decade of service, Anna Sedgley, our Chief Operating Officer, has decided to leave Dow Jones to take on fresh challenges outside News Corp. Just over a year ago, I asked Anna to apply her well-tuned […]
Dow Jones Media Group hires Steiner as EMEA bureau chief
Rupert Steiner has been hired by Dow Jones Media Group as EMEA bureau chief. In his new role, Steiner will be based in London and lead a team charged with breaking stories and building content and readership for audiences in the UK and Europe. His focus will include retail and consumer goods, as well as […]
Dow Jones Newswires seeks chief Asia editor
Dow Jones Newswires seeks a dynamic news leader for its Asia operations. We are looking for someone with deep knowledge of APAC markets and companies, as well as a passion for real-time coverage, deep insights into the minds of traders, and experience managing and motivating effective and creative teams. This role oversees all of the […]
