Flexible paywall helped Dow Jones hit 3 million subscribers
Dow Jones & Co. hit 3 million paying subscribers across its portfolio of brands this year, thanks to its data-driven, customer-focused paywall strategy, reports Sara Guaglione of MediaPost.com. Guaglione writes, “Dow Jones, which oversees The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch and Barron’s, among other brands, worked to rebuild the paywall, which was a ‘one-size-fits-all approach dictated by content’ for over 20 […]
Dow Jones Media hires Saigol as head of corporate news for EMEA
Francesco Guerrera, head of international for Dow Jones Media Group, sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: We are delighted to announce that Lina Saigol, one of the best business journalists in Europe, is joining Dow Jones Media Group as Head of Corporate News, EMEA. In her new role, Lina will be based in London and lead DJMG’s European coverage […]
ALM Media hires Hodkinson as editor of Legal Week
Paul Hodkinson has been hired as editor in chief of ALM Media’s Legal Week publication. He will start in mid-December. Hodkinson has been deputy editor, acting editor and comment editor of Dow Jones Media Group’s Financial News over the last five years and was editor of its Private Equity News publication before that. Previously, he […]
Dow Jones Media taps Pettit to be ME for strategy and operations
Almar Latour, publisher and executive vice president of the Dow Jones Media Group, sent out the following announcement on Thursday: All, I’m extremely pleased to announce that Dave Pettit is appointed Managing Editor, Strategy and Operations, for Dow Jones Media Group and all its titles. In this important new role, Dave will serve as the […]
Dow Jones Media hires head of strategic initiatives
Brad Westbrook has been hired as head of strategic initiatives for Dow Jones Media Group. In this newly created position, Westbrook will oversee business development and new commercial alliances for Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global and Financial News. Prior to joining Dow Jones Media Group, Westbrook was vice president of sales and strategy at Seeking Alpha […]
Dow Jones Newswires seeks a commodities reporter in New York
Dow Jones Newswires is looking for a commodities reporter to provide real-time coverage and analysis of global futures and pricing of a wide variety of goods for a professional audience of institutional investors, active traders and financial advisers. The right candidate will be passionate about crops, livestock and metals, as well as a broad understanding […]
Yahoo Finance, CNBC websites gained in July
Yahoo Finance and CNBC were the other two top business news websites — beside No. 3 Forbes, which reported a record number — that saw an increase in unique visitors in July, according to comScore data. Yahoo Finance remained the No. 2 site in the category with 65.9 million unique visitors, up 3.9 percent from […]
Dow Jones circulation revenue grew 10 percent for the year
News Corp. chief executive officer Robert Thomson made the following comments during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings conference call: At Dow Jones, fiscal year circulation revenues grew 10%, largely due to digital subscriber growth at the Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, there was a solid 7% increase in full year revenues at the professional information business, which […]
Dow Jones reports 9 percent increase in circulation revenue
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s, reported a 9 percent increase in circulation revenue in the fourth quarter. Overall revenue for parent company News Corp.’s news and information services division, which includes Dow Jones, increased 1 percent in the fourth quarter to $1.29 billion, according to is […]
Dow Jones Newswires seeks ETF reporter
Dow Jones Newswires is looking for a reporter to provide real-time coverage and analysis of exchange-traded funds for a professional audience of institutional investors, active traders and financial advisors. The right candidate will be passionate about ETFs and and have a sense of urgency about covering market moves and investing trends. This role will involve […]
