Dow Jones names head of digital design

Himesh Patel has joined Dow Jones to lead the digital design of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch and Barron’s. Patel was previously the creative director of London-based Telegraph Media Group, where he spearheaded the design of the Daily Telegraph newspaper and the award-winning Telegraph.co.uk website and apps. “My goal at Dow Jones is to add zest and modernity to the […]

FBI joins search for missing WSJ reporter

The FBI is assisting in the search for missing Wall Street Journal reporter David Bird, who was last seen leaving his northern New Jersey home more than a week ago. Christina Corbin of FoxNews.com writes, “Barbara Woodruff of the FBI’s Newark office confirmed to FoxNews.com that the agency is helping the Long Hill Township Police […]

WSJ reporter Bird still missing

Authorities are continuing to search for Wall Street Journal reporter David Bird, who has been missing since this weekend. Jennifer Maloney of The Journal writes, “Authorities have said they don’t know what happened to David Bird, 55 years old, last seen leaving his home in the Millington section of Long Hill Township. “Besides scores of […]

Fenwick’s strategy at Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal

Ken Doctor writes for Nieman Journalism Lab about the changing strategy at Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, under CEO Lex Fenwick. Doctor writes, “Public attention on Fenwick has focused on two things. One is his management style. Fenwick is universally described as a man who likes to be the […]

Why the Dow Jones lawsuit won’t work

Matthew Ingram of GigaOm writes that the Dow Jones & Co. lawsuit filed Thursday against Ransquawk for allegedly stealing Wall Street Journal content isn’t likely to be successful. Ingram writes, “Like the brokerage firms, Dow Jones is trying to piggyback on the original ‘hot news’ ruling by making its claim in New York state, which […]

Roger Ailes and The Wall Street Journal

Gabriel Sherman‘s biography of Fox News head Roger Ailes — who also oversees Fox Business Network — called “The Loudest Voice in the Room” will be released next week, and New York magazine runs an excerpt that includes details of what Ailes thought of The Wall Street Journal, also owned by News Corp. Sherman writes: […]

Dow Jones files lawsuit against Ransquawk

Jason Conti, senior vice president and deputy general counsel and chief compliance officer for Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, posted the following online on Thursday: We produce scoops, uncover wrongdoing and aim to keep our readers informed on a broad range of topics through the hard work of nearly […]

So, what is Gerard Baker’s title at the WSJ?

Joe Pompeo of Capital New York examines whether the top editor at The Wall Street Journal, Gerard Baker, should be called managing editor like his predecessors or editor. Pompeo writes, “The reason for having ‘managing editor’ as the top title, our sources said in a nutshell, has to do with nuances about seniority, divisions between […]

Pivotal year coming up for Dow Jones in 2014

Joe Pompeo of Capital New York writes Friday that 2014 is shaping up as a critical year for the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch.com. Pompeo writes, “The 131-year-old financial information and media company, which publishes The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Barron’s and MarketWatch, has a number of key […]

Dow Jones seeks news editor for video

Dow Jones seeks an exceptional senior multimedia journalist with considerable editing and producing skills and demonstrable management and leadership experience. The position entails original reporting and producing of enterprise and feature packages as well as working in conjunction with multiple WSJ journalists around the globe to produce highly crafted content designed to drive viewer and […]