WSJ/Dow Jones names deputy tech editor
Wall Street Journal technology editor Jonathan Krim sent out the following staff promotion on Wednesday: I’m delighted to announce that Geoffrey A. Fowler has been promoted to a Deputy Technology Editor position at The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones. In this new slot, Geoff will take on a player-coach role in our expanding global […]
It’s pay raise day for Dow Jones business journalists
The following was sent out by the Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees/The Newspaper Guild to its Dow Jones & Co. members, which includes reporters at The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Marketwatch.com and Barron’s: Today — Monday, July 1 — is the effective date for wage increases provided by our IAPE contract. Eligible employees […]
WSJ, Dow Jones undergoing restructuring
The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires are undergoing a restructuring that will more closely align their operations but also cut some positions, Dylan Byers of Politico reports Tuesday based on an email to the staff from Journal managing editor Gerard Baker. Byers writes, “‘The animating idea behind integration has always been a cohesive […]
Union: No one at WSJ being encouraged to accept buyout offer
The Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees, the union that represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, posted the following clarification about the recent buyouts being offered to reporters: Last week, we passed along (and clarified) news that Dow Jones had offered “buyouts” to certain employees. Since then, we have received […]
Buyouts offered to WSJ/Dow Jones journalists
A number of reporters who work for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires have been offered buyouts earlier this week, Talking Biz News has confirmed. One staffer said that they were given one week to decide. A staffer described the buyouts as part of the company’s continuing efforts to integrate its Journal and […]
Too little, too late for Dow Jones?
Jeff John Roberts of PaidContent.org assesses the strategy at Dow Jones & Co., unveiled Tuesday at an investor presentation by CEO Lex Fenwick. Roberts writes, “As for the actual state of Dow Jones’ business, two former executives portrayed it in a similar light but offered different assessments of Fenwick’s prescription. “The executives, who did not want to […]
Dow Jones CEO Fenwick’s comments at analyst meeting
Here are the comments made by Dow Jones & Co. CEO Lex Fenwick about The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones products at News Corp.’s investor relations day Tuesday: We’re building a platform. We’re no longer a place where you come and read the news. When you come and read your news and look at […]
Dow Jones’ new DJX product to take aim at Bloomberg
News Corp. held an investor meeting on Tuesday where the soon-to-be-split company discussed its future, and its Dow Jones & Co. subsidiary unveiled a product called DJX aimed at rival Bloomberg. An Associated Press story states, “Analyst Todd Juenger of Bernstein Research said the stock market was putting little to no value on the publishing […]
WSJ names editors to oversee ethics, standards
Wall Street Journal managing editor Gerard Baker sent out the following editor appointmsnts Thursday afternoon: An unshakeable commitment to the strictest ethics and the highest values is at the core of our journalism. Everything we do at Dow Jones is underpinned by our striving to meet the most elevated standards of reporting and editing. It […]
Dow Jones seeking private equity journalist
Nick Elliott, the Dow Jones managing editor overseeing private equity coverage, sent out the following staff announcement on Friday: Private Equity has come a long way since Barbarians at the Gate was published in 1990, exposing the machinations behind a landmark leveraged buyout. It’s now a much bigger part of the business landscape and has […]
