WSJ/Dow Jones names new Zurich bureau chief
Wall Street Journal international editor Matt Murray sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: We are excited to announce that Andrew Morse will be the new chief of our WSJ/Newswires bureau in Zurich, the latest addition to our dynamic and ever-evolving Europe team. Andrew is heading to the bureau at a fascinating time for Switzerland. It […]
Lex Fenwick remakes Dow Jones
Jennifer Saba of Reuters profiles new Dow Jones & Co. CEO Lex Fenwick, who is changing how the parent company of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s operates. Saba writes, “Fenwick has been called a master salesman and business builder whose hard-charging style often runs roughshod over colleagues and subordinates. His makeover of Dow Jones […]
WSJ/Dow Jones to reorganize editorial and focus more on scoops
Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson sent out the following message to the staff on Thursday: We have journeyed far together over the past few years, having become the best-selling newspaper in the US, created a global digital platform with more than 60 million different readers each month, and revived Newswires with DJFX Trader, […]
Dow Jones CEO Fenwick bullish on journalism
Lex Fenwick, chief executive officer of Dow Jones & Co., opened the full day of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference in New York with comments about the importance of investing in quality journalism and content delivery systems. Fenwick, who spent more than two decades at Bloomberg LP, took his role atop […]
Wisnefski becomes ME of Dow Jones FX Trader
Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson sent out the following staff promotion: It is with much relish that we announce that Steve “The Wizard” Wisnefski will become DJ FX Trader Managing Editor, in addition to continuing as the senior Newswires editor for North and South America. In our own version of a currency swap, […]
WSJ/Dow Jones looking for temp reporters in northern Europe
John Stoll, the Nordics bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, sent out the following email to the staff on Friday: Our combined WSJ/DJN Nordic bureau is in the market for hungry reporters looking to spend a few months in Scandinavia compiling a portfolio of unforgettable features and hard fought scoops. […]
Economics reporters say we’re better off than four years ago
Joe Strupp of Media Matters for America interviewed some of the industry’s most prominent economics reporters who believe that the country is better off economically than it was four years ago. Strupp writes, “Other veteran financial scribes point to the overall economic picture today as compared to 2008, while also noting that the positive direction […]
Ex-Dow Jones president to join Time Inc.
Todd Larsen, who left the role of president of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, earlier this year, will take a job at Time Inc. overseeing its magazine unit, according to a story in The Journal. Keach Hagey writes, “In his new role, Mr. Larsen will oversee some […]
Dow Jones reporter leaving for CNET
Shara Tibken, a Dow Jones Newswires reporter, has resigned effective Sept. 13 for a job at CNET. Tibken tells Talking Biz News that she will start at CNET on Sept. 18, and that she will still be based in New York. At Dow Jones, she covers semiconductors, data storage and IBM. At CNET, she will […]
WSJ.com and Dow Jones Newswires to integrate London editing desk
Steve McGrath, editor for news at Dow Jones Newswires in London, sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: We are integrating our newswires and wsj.com editing desks in London to better reflect the integration we’ve already implemented in our European bureaus. We’re aiming to eliminate much of the duplicate editing that happens today, and also […]
