Mossberg and Swisher: We’re hiring more journalists in 2014
Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, who have been running the All Things Digital tech news site for Dow Jones & Co., write about their plans for their new site, which will launch Jan. 1, 2014. Mossberg and Swisher write, “Then, starting Jan. 1, 2014, we will still be Web-siting and conference-producing and much more, albeit […]
The revenue behind All Things D
Edmund Lee of Bloomberg News takes a look at the revenue generated by All Things Digital, the tech news site whose leaders Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher are leaving Dow Jones & Co. and striking out on their own. Lee writes, “Mossberg and Swisher have approached other media companies, including the New York Times, about […]
All Things D to split from WSJ; Mossberg to stop writing for paper
Dan Primack of Fortune is reporting that the All Things Digital tech news site that is part of Dow Jones is splitting from the company, meaning that famous tech writer Walt Mossberg will no longer write for The Wall Street Journal. Primack writes, “Those talks continued throughout the past several weeks, but the two sides […]
WSJ beefs up its Europe finance team
Duncan Mavin, the Europe finance editor for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, sent out the following staff announcement on Wednesday: We are excited to announce several key appointments to the Journal/Newswires Banking and Insurance team in London. The appointments reflect ongoing efforts to add considerable strength and depth to our existing top-notch […]
Two biz journalists leaving WSJ/Dow Jones London bureau
Two prominent financial journalists left the Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires operations in London on Friday. Nicholas Hastings was a senior correspondent for Dow Jones Newswires, as well as a host of “News Hub GMT,” a a 20-minute video show on WSJ.com. He has written about foreign exchange for more than 25 years. Martin Essex […]
Dow Jones ME for forex, fixed income is leaving
Jenny Paris, the managing editor in charge of forex, fixed income and macroeconomics coverage for DJ FX Trader and Dow Jones Newswires in Europe, the Middle East & Africa, is leaving the company. In an email to her colleagues on Friday, Paris wrote: I don’t do well with mass emails and those of you connected […]
News editor leaving Dow Jones Newswires
Carol Dean, a news editor for Dow Jones Newswires in London, sent an email to her colleagues that she is leaving the news service on Friday. Dean wrote: To add to the proliferation of recent farewells, I too am bidding you all a fond farewell this Friday after 8 ½ years, mostly covering the rollercoaster […]
Dow Jones sells community papers to focus on biz journalism
News Corp., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Marketwatch.com and Barron’s, has sold a collection of community newspapers called the Dow Jones Local Media Group to an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC for an undisclosed amount. Nathalie Tadena of Dow Jones Newswires writes, “Dow Jones Local Media, which was formerly known as the Ottaway […]
WSJ names Cummins its business editor for Europe
Thorold Barker, the editor of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: We are delighted to announced that Chip Cummins is appointed Business Editor, Europe. Based in London with a local team of writers and editors, Chip will oversee corporate coverage […]
Wall Street Journal readies website redesign
Edward Roussel, who joined Dow Jones this past June as head of consumer product, speaks with the Dow Jones newsletter The Lead about the redesign of WSJ.com and data-driven journalism. Here is an excerpt: Tell us what the WSJ.com facelift will look like. ER: The biggest single change since the last overhaul of the website in […]
