Dow Jones nearing 3 million subscribers
News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson made the following comments about Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal during its earnings conference call: At Dow Jones, circulation revenue growth remained robust with a 10% increase year-over-year. We are nearing the short-term goal of 3 million total subscribers, with 2.8 million subscribers to Dow Jones consumer products […]
WSJ parent reports better-than-expected earnings
Wall Street Journal owner News Corp. reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit on Thursday, as growth in its online real estate business helped offset a fall in advertising revenue. A Reuters story stated, “Sales in its news and information services business, which accounts for about two-thirds of total revenue, fell marginally to $1.30 billion in the […]
WSJ/Dow Jones Newswires seeks deputy news editor for spot news
Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal seek an experienced financial journalist to help oversee the work from a team of reporters focused on corporate disclosure news, quickly and expertly producing articles primarily for Dow Jones Newswires and as needed for WSJ.com. This is a hybrid role that includes writing and rewriting/editing responsibilities. This […]
Mavin named ME for news ops at Dow Jones Media
Duncan Mavin has been appointed managing editor for news operations and standards for Dow Jones Media Group. In this new role, he will be responsible for harmonizing coverage and journalistic standards for all titles in the group, which includes Barron’s MarketWatch and Financial News. He’ll also have oversight over editorial operations and will help set the […]
Dow Jones Media Group seeks deputy editor
The Dow Jones Media Group is seeking a deputy editor. Job responsibilities include but aren’t necessarily limited to: ○ Manages operations and daily flow of stories, coordinates with MarketWatch/Dow Jones Media Group editors. ○ Helps assign stories, guides reporters, final reads stories before publication. ○ Helps manage editorial calendar. Runs live blogs of key events. […]
Dow Jones hires a new CFO
Anna Sedgley, the chief operating officer at Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch.com, sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Dear All, I am very pleased to welcome Christina Van Tassell to Dow Jones as our new Chief Financial Officer. Christina is a seasoned executive with extensive experience managing, leading and […]
Dow Jones launches NewsPicks with Japanese company
Dow Jones & Co. chief executive officer William Lewis sent out the following announcement on Monday: Dear Colleague, Central to the Dow Jones mission is guiding people to high-quality content created not only by our own newsrooms, but also journalism produced by other respected sources. That is why I am delighted to announce the launch […]
WSJ parent reports better-than-expected earnings
News Corp., the parent of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, reported first quarter earnings on Thursday that were higher than analyst expectations on higher revenue. The New York based company reported net income of $68 million, or 12 cents per share, after reporting a loss of $15 million, or 3 cents a share, in the […]
Hall named chief editor of Dow Jones Newswires
Stephen Wisnefski, deputy managing editor of professional news at The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement on Monday: Colleagues – I am pleased to announce that Glenn Hall has been appointed Chief Editor for Dow Jones Newswires, a central role in the newsroom and one that’s critical to the success of our Professional […]
Dow Jones launches program to develop women leaders
Mark Musgrave, the chief people officer at Dow Jones & Co., sent out the following to the staff on Thursday: Dear All I am pleased to share that we are launching the application process for IGNITE, our new leadership development initiative dedicated towards accelerating the executive leadership skills of 25 trailblazing, high-performing women across Dow Jones. As […]
