Dow Jones names new Brazil bureau chief
Gabriella Stern, the senior editor for global news coverage at Dow Jones Newswires, and Charlie Roth, an assistant managing editor overseeing Dow Jones Newswires’ Latin America coverage, sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: “We’re pleased to let you know that Matthew Cowley has been named Brazil bureau chief for Dow Jones Newswires. He will […]
Estate of Clarence Barron, former Dow Jones & Co. owner, for sale
The Massachusetts estate of Clarence Barron, who bought The Wall Street Journal in 1902 and whose family kept it until selling it in 2007, is for sale for $55 million. The Oaks has a 20,000-square-foot mansion with 45 rooms and surrounding property. Bob Salsberg of the Associated Pres writes, “The Oaks offers plenty of amenities […]
Estate of Clarence Barron, former Dow Jones & Co. owner, for sale
The Massachusetts estate of Clarence Barron, who bought The Wall Street Journal in 1902 and whose family kept it until selling it in 2007, is for sale for $55 million. The Oaks has a 20,000-square-foot mansion with 45 rooms and surrounding property. Bob Salsberg of the Associated Pres writes, “The Oaks offers plenty of amenities […]
Dow Jones looking for Australia/New Zealand bureau chief
Dow Jones Newswires South Asia bureau chief Sumathi Vaidyanathan sent out the following announcement to the staff on Monday: “Dow Jones is looking for a chief to head Australia and New Zealand. “The four bureaus together have 18 reporters who write for both Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. “The successful candidate will […]
SmartMoney names new publisher
SmartMoney, the personal finance magazine from The Wall Street Journal, has named Ed Diller as publisher. In this role, he will oversee all print advertising sales for the publication, working directly with the integrated Wall Street Journal sales team. Dow Jones & Co., the parent of SmartMoney, acquired the 50 percent of the magazine it […]
WSJ reports 25% ad increase
News Corp., the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, reported third-quarter earnings on Tuesday and stated that advertising revenue at the business newspaper rose 25 percent during the quarter. In its statement, News Corp. said, “Dow Jones’ third quarter operating results increased from the same period a year ago due to 25% higher advertising […]
Excerpt of new Wall Street Journal book details Brauchli departure
Vanity Fair has an excerpt in its latest issue of the Sarah Ellison book about Rupert Murdoch’s acquisition of The Wall Street Journal called “War at the Wall Street Journal.” The excerpt focuses on the ouster of managing editor Marcus Brauchli. Here is a sample: “Brauchli had studied up on his subject, reading every Murdoch […]
What if…..
Bloomberg had decided to purchase Dow Jones & Co., the owner of The Wall Street Journal, instead of it being bought by News Corp.? Amanda Gordon of the New York Sun has the answer — a newspaper that Mike Bloomberg brought to the Journal party on Monday where it launched its new New York edition. […]
WSJ remains No. 1 U.S. paper
The Wall Street Journal remained the largest newspaper in the United States, according to the latest figures released Monday from the Audit Bureau of Circulation. The Journal leads all daily newspapers in total paid circulation, rising 0.5 percent to 2,092,523 at the end of March from 2,082,189 at the end of March 2009, as filed […]
The finances of the WSJ
Matthew Flamm of Crain’s New York Business writes in the latest issue about The Wall Street Journal‘s launch of a New York edition and how it might impact its financial performance. Flamm writes, “The official rate card price for a regional page in the Journal can run around $100,000. A page in the Post costs […]
