Dow Jones names editor and publisher of Mansion Global
Almar Latour, executive vice president and publisher of the Dow Jones Media Group, sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: I’m pleased to announce Mae Cheng is appointed Editor and Publisher of Mansion Global. In this new role, Mae will be responsible for the luxury real estate brand’s editorial and business strategies, as well as its P&L. She will seek to […]
Hammer, attorney for WSJ’s Bancrofts, dies at 81
Roy Hammer, who was the trustee for the Bancroft family during the last decades of the family’s legendary ownership of The Wall Street Journal and its control of Dow Jones & Co., died last month at the age of 81, writes J.M. Lawrence of the Boston Globe. Lawrence writes, “In the mid-1990s, it fell to Mr. Hammer […]
WSJ seeks deputy production manager/video journalist
The role requires the ability to manage video production logistics from start to finish, often managing numerous productions of varying degrees of complexity at any one time. A very high level of experience with live event production, high production value multi-camera shoots, field production, studio production, live streaming, lighting and camera setup is required. Coordination […]
Online subscribers now 45 percent of WSJ subscribers
Here are comments about the The Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch.com during the News Corp. third-quarter earnings conference call on Thursday: Chief executive officer Robert Thomson: At Dow Jones this quarter, digital accounted for more than 50% of total revenues, and digital only subscribers at the Wall Street Journal grew to 893,000, representing nearly 45% of […]
Dow Jones Media names Mavin head of editorial projects
Almar Latour, executive vice president and publisher of Dow Jones Media Group, sent out the following staff announcement on Friday: Colleagues, I’m delighted to share that Duncan Mavin is appointed Head of Editorial Projects for Dow Jones Media. In this new role, Duncan will help lead the creation of new publications as well as launch fresh initiatives for […]
WSJ parent reports quarterly loss on lower revenue
News Corp., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com and Barrons, reported a loss in the March quarter as the company took a $280 million charge related to a legal settlement and turmoil in the advertising markets and foreign-currency fluctuations continued to weigh on the business. Lukas Alpert of The Journal writes, “The news and information […]
WSJ expands its pro service to private equity and venture capital
The Wall Street Journal Pro franchise has expanded its offerings with websites covering private equity and venture capital, and it plans to launch a site covering bankruptcy news this summer. WSJ Pro first launched in September 2015 with a service covering central banks and has since added one covering financial regulation. An additional three services […]
Dow Jones Media Group names EE for data, graphics and visuals
Almar Latour, the head of Dow Jones Media Group, sent out the following announcement: Colleagues, I’m pleased to announce that Sarah Squire is appointed Executive Editor for Data, Graphics and Visuals for Dow Jones Media Group. In this newly created position, Sarah will be responsible for developing the digital graphics and visual strategy for new […]
Dow Jones seeks GM/editor for Mansion Global
Dow Jones Media is looking for a combined general manager and editor to lead our fast-growing international luxury real estate portal, Mansion Global. The right candidate is entrepreneurial in spirit, with rich experience in digital story telling, digital product development, media management and sales. International experience is a must: Mansion Global has sites in English, […]
Dow Jones CEO addresses diversity, equality steps
Dow Jones & Co. CEO William Lewis sent the following email to the staff on Thursday: Dear Colleague, Last month, I let you know that we would be conducting a thorough analysis of our hiring, development and compensation programs at Dow Jones. While it will take a bit longer to complete this analysis, I would […]
