Noblet, former AP business editor, to join Dow Jones
Brian Cronk, the managing editor of wealth management at Dow Jones Newswires, sent out the following announcement Tuesday: “I am pleased to announce that Kevin Noblet will join Dow Jones on Feb. 1 as Deputy Managing Editor for Wealth Management. “Kevin’s extensive experience in news management, top-level editing and recruiting and training will be a […]
The price of Dow Jones today? Probably pennies on the dollar
Rob Cox and Lauren Silva of Breakingviews.com write about what the going price would be today of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, which was sold a year ago to News Corp. for $5 billion. Cox and Silva write, “At the time, there was much teeth-gnashing among members of the […]
Return on Dow Jones purchase will take some time
Matthew Flamm of Crain’s New York writes on the one-year anniversary of News Corp.’s acquisition of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, and how it hasn’t provided a return yet to investors. Flamm writes, “Ad lineage at the Journal plunged 27% in November versus a year earlier, and the decline […]
Staff numbers up, company coverage down at WSJ
Anick Jesdanun of the Associated Press takes a look at the changes at The Wall Street Journal in the year it’s been owned by Rupert Murdoch and discovered that they haven’t resulted in any complaints from the staff. Jesdanun writes, “Dozens of jobs were cut as the Journal merged print and online editing tasks as […]
Dow Jones CEO: Much to be proud of on one-year anniversary
Les Hinton, the CEO of Dow Jones & Co., sent the following e-mail to all company employees on Friday in observance of the one-year anniversary of News Corp. closing on its deal to acquire the parent company of The Wall Street Journal. Hinton wrote: Much has changed this past year. And though the economic and […]
Formerly opposed to Dow Jones sale to Rupert, Ottaway recants
Benjamin Sarlin tracked down some former large Dow Jones & Co. shareholders on the one-year anniversary of the sale of the parent of The Wall Street Journal to Rupert Murdoch and discovered that at least one of them regrets all the nasty things he said. Sarlin writes, “According to [James]Â Ottaway, Murdoch has not sought to […]
The Journal expands its horizons
Sean Callahan of BtoB magazine writes Monday about the one-year anniversary of Rupert Murdoch‘s ownership of The Wall Street Journal. Callahan writes, “After a year, it appears the changes that have been made haven’t altered the perception of b-to-b advertisers that have long coveted the Journal’s business- oriented audience. “‘I don’t think there’s any reason […]
The Wall Street Journal, one year into the Murdoch regime
Johnnie Roberts, a Newsweek writer and former Wall Street Journal reporter, writes about the changes at The Journal, one year after its acquisition by Rupert Murdoch. Roberts writes, “So far, the results are mixed, susceptible to different interpretations and haven’t immunized parent News Corp. from the pounding that all media stocks are absorbing this year. […]
Dow Jones to launch Japanese Web site in 2009
Mark Sweney of The Guardian writes Friday that Dow Jones & Co. plans to launch a Japanese language news site next year. Sweney reports, “Thomson, speaking at the Reuters Media Summit in New York yesterday, said that the company expects to launch the site in the first half of next year. “‘We’re looking at a […]
Dow Jones makes changes to WSJ Europe operations
Dow Jones & Co. anmnounced Tuesday some a organizational change in an attempt to accelerate the continuing growth of The Wall Street Journal franchise overseas. The company named Andrew Langhoff as publisher of The Wall Street Journal Europe and managing director of Dow Jones Consumer Media Group in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Langhoff’s appointment is effective Jan. 5, 2009. […]
