Thomson Reuters gets into indexing as Dow Jones exits market
Ian Salisbury of Dow Jones Newswires writes about how Thomson Reuters has introduced a whole slew of new indexes of the markets at a time when rival Dow Jones & Co. is selling its index business. Salisbury writes, “The company, which provides financial data terminals and owns the Reuters news service, on Monday launched 7,500 […]
Dow Jones PR head leaving for NYTimes
Robert Christie, the chief spokesman for Dow Jones & Co. for the past seven years, is leaving the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch.com to work for the New York Times Co. Christie, who was a vice president at Dow Jones, will be senior vice president of corporate communications at the […]
Bloomberg, Dow Jones aim to keep expanding
Sean Callahan of BtoB magazine writes Monday about the moves being made by Bloomberg LP and Dow Jones & Co. to increase their presence in the business journalism industry. Callahan writes, “‘Both companies are trying to broaden their revenue streams,’ said Roland DeSilva, managing partner of media investment bank DeSilva & Phillips. ‘They can’t stop […]
Murdoch acknowledges NY edition of WSJ coming in April
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch in remarks given today at the Real Estate Board of New York acknowledged that The Wall Street Journal will launch its New York Edition in April. Here is what Murdoch said: “So in the next few weeks, one of our other papers will be giving the (NY) Post some competition […]
Dow Jones buys rest of Smart Money
Dow Jones & Co. announced Tuesday that it has acquired the 50 percent of personal finance magazine Smart Money it didn’t already own from Hearst Corp. for an undisclosed price. “SmartMoney is a natural fit within Dow Jones, having carried brand association with The Wall Street Journal since its launch,” said Todd Larsen, president of […]
Smart Money deal: Why?
Zac Bissonnette of DailyFinance.com wonders why News Corp. feels the need now to acquire the 50 percent of personal finance magazine Smart Money that it doesn’t already own. Bissonnette writes, “No major layoffs on the editorial side would result from the deal, but the question you have to wonder about is this: How much could […]
Dow Jones in talks to buy rest of Smart Money from Hearst
Shira Ovide of The Wall Street Journal reports Tuesday that the paper’s parent company, Dow Jones & Co., is in talks to buy the 50 percent of personal finance magazine Smart Money that it doesn’t own. Ovide writes, “The two sides continue to negotiate purchase terms, people familiar with the matter said, but a deal […]
Dow Jones newsletters now reporting to Newswire editors
The following announcement was sent out Monday afternoon by Dow Jones Newswires editors Neal Lipschutz and Gabriella Stern: “The U.S. editorial team of Dow Jones Newsletters again reports to Newswires. As a result of the restructuring of Dow Jones’s business operations under which all news staff report up to Dow Jones Editor in Chief Robert […]
Dow Jones DME gets additional job
Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson –– who is also the editor in chief of Dow Jones & Co. — sent out the following announcement to the staff on Friday afternoon: “I’m delighted to announce that Mike Reid, Deputy Managing Editor of Dow Jones News Service (also known as the ‘Ticker’), will become Editor, Global News Coverage, […]
More changes at Dow Jones Newswires
The following announcement was sent out Wednesday by Dow Jones Newswires editors Gabriella Stern and Linda Fung: “I’m pleased to let you know about a reorganization of the Dow Jones News Service that we believe will strengthen our news-breaking abilities. “Assistant Managing Editor George Stahl will assume responsibility for the corporate beats handled by reporters in […]
