Dow Jones News Fund names new managing director

Richard Levine, the president of the Dow Jones News Fund, sent out the following announcement on Monday: I am delighted to announce the appointment of Linda Shockley as managing director of the Dow Jones News Fund. Since April, Linda has led the Fund in her capacity as deputy director, a position she assumed in 1992, […]

Dow Jones Newswires seeks ag commodities reporter in Chicago

Dow Jones News seeks a seasoned, enterprising reporter for its agricultural commodities team in Chicago. The reporter would cover daily developments in the futures markets for grains and livestock, delivering scoops and exclusive insights for digital and print audiences on the trends and gyrations that ultimately determine the cost of the food we eat, as […]

WSJ/Dow Jones seeks reporter in London

We are seeking an energetic reporter to cover a range of financial markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires. Stocks, bonds and currencies are the lifeblood of what we do, and the markets reporter will need to live and breathe markets. We are looking for […]

Dow Jones seeks reporter in Hong Kong

Dow Jones Newswires is now seeking a highicaliber candidate to fill the following vacancy in Hong Kong: Reporter, Real Time General/Business News Desk The successful candidates will monitor and file corporate disclosure news items covering several Asian-Pacific equities markets, including Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, during Asia pre-market and trading hours. This would include […]

Dow Jones, Forbes ask judge to dismiss suit

Dow Jones & Co., and Forbes have asked a federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action that accuses them of allowing a subscription company to defraud their customers by overcharging for renewals and pocketing the difference. Lisa Hoffman of the National Law Journal writes, “In a July 24 joint motion to dismiss , the […]

WSJ seeks reporter covering defense and foreign policy

The Washington bureau of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires is seeking a staff reporter to join its national security group and become part of the country’s premier team covering defense, intelligence and foreign policy. We’re seeking a reporter who is knowledgeable both about the world and the U.S. role in the world, […]

Dow Jones CEO: Our goal is 3 million WSJ subscribers worldwide

Dow Jones & Co. CEO William Lewis wrote the following in an internal company newsletter: I would like to thank everyone who attended our staff roadshow sessions across the globe over recent weeks. A whistle-stop tour from San Francisco to Sydney – and several points in between – brought home to me just how privileged […]

Dow Jones, union agree to one-year contract extension

The Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees (IAPE), Local 1096 has reached a tentative agreement with Dow Jones & Co. on a one-year extension of the collective agreement covering some 1,500 employees across the United States and in Canada. The deal, agreed to by representatives of the union and the company on Friday, July 11, has […]

Stine among those laid off at WSJ

Rick Stine, who had been at The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, was among the business journalists laid off by the news organization at the end of last month. “It is true that after 30+ years I was one of those let go,” said Stine in an email to Talking Biz News.  “I […]

WSJ’s union: Layoffs were much less than 40

The following note was sent to members of the Newspaper Guild, which represents journalists and other employees of The Wall Street Journal: All, Many of you have contacted the IAPE office and asked about recent media reports describing layoffs at The Wall Street Journal. Quite frankly, if 40 people at The Journal lost their jobs […]