What WSJ2020 reorg means to the Wall Street Journal newsroom
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Gerard Baker sent out the following email to the staff on Friday: Earlier this week, Will Lewis announced major changes across Dow Jones as part of the WSJ2020 project, and an effort to accelerate our pivot toward a more digital strategy. I want to give an update of what it means […]
Murray to lead newsroom transition at WSJ
Dow Jones & Co. CEO William Lewis sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: Dear Colleague, Today marks the next critical stage of our WSJ2020 transformation: the creation of a revitalized executive management structure for Dow Jones. As we look to accelerate revenues in key growth sectors and control costs across the board, I am […]
WSJ/Dow Jones Newswires seeks copy editor in London
The Wall Street Journal /Dow Jones Newswires is looking for a copy editor to join its London desk to edit the major economic, political, business and markets stories of the day for its website and newswire. You will have exceptional editing skills, strong news judgement and the ability to work accurately at speed. You will […]
Paul Ingrassia joins Dow Jones Special Committee
Paul Ingrassia, former managing editor of Reuters and a longtime Wall Street Journal editor, has been appointed to The Dow Jones Special Committee, formed under an agreement between the former shareholders of Dow Jones & Co. and News Corp. in December 2007. The vacancy was created by the recent death of Jack Fuller, former editor […]
Dow Jones: Salaries don’t vary due to gender or ethnicity
Mark Musgrave, the chief people officer at Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s, sent out the following to the staff on Wednesday: Dear Colleague, Over the past few months, I’ve had many thoughtful and constructive conversations with colleagues across the company about diversity and inclusion, especially regarding […]
Dow Jones CEO Lewis still aims for 3 million subscribers
Ian Burrell of The Drum interviewed Dow Jones & Co. chief executive officer William Lewis about the company’s strategy to reach 3 million subscribers. Burrell writes, “But, across its portfolio, Dow Jones has 2.5 million subscriptions (including a further 1 million who take the WSJ in print) and is on course to reach a target […]
Dow Jones union says it may need to file grievance
The following email went out to members of the union representing Dow Jones employees who work at The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s: All, We have a contract, and — as Mark Musgrave conceded in his email from management — the Vote No campaign had its intended effect: Management and our fellow members know […]
Dow Jones union approves new contract
Employees of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s, have approved a new contract calling for 2 percent raises the next three years. The approval came despite campaigning by a group of influential Journal reporters arguing that the contract should be voted down because the pay raises were […]
Dow Jones staffers: Why we’re voting “yes” on new contract
The following was sent to members of the union that represents business journalists at Dow Jones & Co. properties The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com after some employees urged a “no” vote on Wednesday: Dear fellow IAPE members, Wednesday, you received an email detailing a tentative contract agreement between your union and the company. […]
WSJ journalists urge “no” vote on new contract
A group of Wall Street Journal journalists sent out the following message regarding the proposed new union contract: Dear fellow IAPE members, Today you got an email with details about the contract put forward by our union leadership and Dow Jones. You may have noticed that IAPE sent it out without a recommendation to support […]
