Dow Jones ME in London leaving wire service
Leia Parker, a Dow Jones Newswires managing editor for energy and commodities coverage in Europe, Middle East and Africa, is leaving the wire service. Friday is her last day. In an email to the staff, Parker wrote: I’ll soon be moving on after 13 wonderful years of working for Dow Jones Newswires and contributing to […]
Why News Corp. needs to hold on to All Things D
Felix Salmon of Reuters writes why it is important for News Corp. to hang on to its All Things D tech news website run by journalists Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg. Salmon writes, “What’s happened here is that Swisher and Mossberg have created something with substantial value — as much as $50 million. And since […]
WSJ/Dow Jones names editor overseeing global banks
Dow Jones Newswires executive editor Almar Latour sent out the following email to the staff: I’m pleased to announce that Nell Henderson is appointed Editor, Global Central Banks. In this new role, she will oversee an expansion in central banks coverage for DJX, our new specialized real-time digital news service, and The Journal. Nell joined […]
Dow Jones auto reporter elected union VP
The nominations period for the 2013 IAPE Special Election has closed, and the Union Election Committee has declared business journalist Jeff Bennett the new vice president for Local 1096. Bennett, currently an IAPE location director in Detroit, was the only nominee. There were no nominations received for the other vacant positions on the IAPE Board […]
The evolution of the Dow Jones brand
Brittaney Kiefer of PRWeek talked to Dow Jones & Co. CEO Lex Fenwick about evolving the brand through global expansion, new products, and engaging employees. Here is an excerpt: What is DJX and why did Dow Jones launch it? We took all our content at Dow Jones – data, news, analysis, and software – and […]
Dow Jones Newswires columnist Lewis is laid off
Al Lewis, a business journalist who has written a column for Dow Jones Newswires for the past five years, has lost his job, Talking Biz News has confirmed. His last day will be Aug. 2. The position has been eliminated as a result of the combination of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires […]
Inside the WSJ/Dow Jones newsroom in New York
Longtime Wall Street Journal journalist Wendy Bounds gives a tour to Mediabistro.com of the paper’s newsroom at 1211 Avenue of the Americas.
Cleantech deals vs. coverage: The data doesn’t match
Dow Jones compared the number of venture capital-based clean technology deals with the number of articles discussing cleantech, buy industry and region, from 2007 to 2012. To see this graphic in a larger format, go here.
Dow Jones executive editor: We have job openings
Dow Jones Newswires executive editor Almar Latour sent out the following email to the staff on Monday morning: As we expand our coverage of central banks, M&A, technology and other areas, please find current job openings for reporters, editors and data/graphics programmers below. The jobs will be a critical part of DJX, our new specialized […]
The Wall Street Journal turned 124 years old on Monday
Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser began a wire service in 1882 that delivered news to investment houses along Wall Street. Charles Dow wrote for The Providence Journal, where he wrote about steamboats as well as the discovery of silver in Colorado. The silver story, in which Dow traveled with New York financiers across […]
