Dow Jones FX Trader makes promotions
Gabriella Stern, the managing editor of the Dow Jonex FX Trader, made the following staff promotion announcement on Monday: We are delighted to announce changes in Europe’s FX, economics, policy and credit leadership team under Managing Editor Jenny Paris. They are designed to add depth and draw clear areas of expertise in guiding European coverage […]
Dow Jones sells career services website
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, has sold FINS.com, a career services website launched in 2009, to Dice Holdings, for an undisclosed amount, resulting in a number of layoffs, reports Joe Pompeo of Capital New York. Pompeo writes, “A Dow Jones spokesperson confirmed the layoffs and said that the affected […]
If News Corp. splits, does that mean layoffs or hiring freeze at WSJ?
Lucia Moses of Adweek examines the ramifications of the print media within News Corp., including The Wall Street Journal, if the company splits in half. Moses writes, “For now, attention has focused on the increased financial pressure its newspapers will likely face as a stand-alone operation without the benefit of the funds its entertainment business […]
Reuters, WSJ, Milwaukee and Detroit papers among Loeb winners
Felix Salmon of Reuters and The Wall Street Journal are winners of Gerald Loeb Awards, considered the Pulitzer Prizes of business journalism. Salmon won in the blogging category. Reuters also won in the news service category for “Shell Games” by Brian Grow, Kelly Carr, Laurence Fletcher, Nanette Byrnes, Matthew Bigg, Joshua Schneyer, Cynthia Johnston and […]
Smart Money to halt print publication
Dow Jones & Co. plans to stop publishing the print version of SmartMoney, a personal finance magazine, although it will expand its digital platform, according to two people familiar with the matter, reports John Jannarone and William Launder of The Wall Street Journal. Jannarone and Launder write, “Layoffs are expected, but the number of positions […]
Dow Jones names new executive leadership team
Dow Jones & Co.‘s new executive leadership team was announced Tuesday by Chief Executive Officer Lex Fenwick in the wake of the resignation by president Todd Larsen. Fenwick also hinted at new products from the company coming soon. Alisa Bowen, currently general manager of The Wall Street Journal Digital Network, has been promoted to head […]
Dow Jones & Co. president resigns
Dow Jones & Co. announced Tuesday that Todd Larsen has resigned his post as president, a role he has held since January 2010. “Todd has demonstrated a deep commitment to Dow Jones for more than a decade, and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work closely with him,” said Lex Fenwick, chief […]
Dow Jones & Co. settles copyright infringement claim with Cision
Cision AB (Sweden) and Cision US Inc., have paid a significant sum to settle a claim based on Cision’s unauthorized reproduction, distribution, and other misuse of news content published by Dow Jones & Co., including full text articles from The Wall Street Journal. “Dow Jones aggressively pursues legal action whenever necessary to prevent the unauthorized […]
Dow Jones names new broker reporter
Kevin Noblet, the managing editor of wealth management at Dow Jones Newswires, sent out the following staff announcement on Tuesday: I’m pleased to announce that Corrie Driebusch is joining the wealth management team and taking over the Broker’s World beat, effective June 18. Corrie has been with Newswires’ hot stocks desk since 2010, focusing on […]
Government: Trading causing changes to media releases
The federal government’s planned changes in how it releases economic data to business journalists is being caused by high-tech trading, reports Geoffrey Rogow of Dow Jones Newswires. Rogow writes, “The hearing by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was called to examine the Labor Department’s planned changes. Starting next month, the department has […]
