Marketwatch.com hires Gavin to cover tech
Marketwatch.com has hired William Gavin as a tech reporter based in New York. Most recently, Gavin was a staff writer for Quartz. He also covered business breaking news for The Messenger with a focus on transportation, the automotive industry, and labor issues. He reported on the UAW strikes, the EV transition, and the latest news from the […]
How the Dow Jones content strategy varies by publication
Kira Willner, senior vice president of product and business strategy, wealth and investing at Dow Jones & Co., writes on the International News Media Association website about how the company’s strategy varies by publication. Willner writes, “MarketWatch serves as the perfect entry point to Dow Jones’s broader wealth and investing portfolio, attracting ambitious audiences with accessible, […]
MarketWatch.com markets editor Watts departing
William Watts, the markets editor at MarketWatch.com, is leaving the personal finance website after 26 years. “It’s been an honor to work at MarketWatch, which allowed me the opportunity to see the world and write about the major economic, financial and political upheavals of the 21st century,” he wrote on LinkedIn. In addition to managing […]
MarketWatch.com launches ad campaign
MarketWatch.com has launched its first ad campaign in nearly 30 years, reports Mark Stenberg of Adweek. Stenberg writes, “The financial publisher, a subsidiary of News Corp., unveiled a multimillion-dollar brand awareness campaign on Tuesday. The campaign will run through October and spans channels including TV, out-of-home, digital display, and audio, according to editor in chief Mark DeCambre. […]
News Corp CEO Thomson’s pay totals $20.6 million
Robert Thomson, the chief executive officer at News Corp., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch.com and Investor’s Business Daily received $20.6 million in total compensation in its most recent fiscal year. That’s slightly higher than the $20.3 million in total compensation that he received in the fiscal 2024 years, according to the […]
MarketWatch.com seeks a business of tech reporter
MarketWatch is seeking an ambitious reporter to join its burgeoning technology team to cover the business of tech — from the numbers that move markets to the strategies shaping the future. You’ll cover some of the buzziest names in the sector through a financial lens, translating corporate earnings, stock-price moves and C-suite strategy into what […]
MarketWatch.com seeks a health care editor
MarketWatch is seeking an ambitious editor to own and evolve our crucial coverage of health care. This is a defining role that requires a journalist who will break news, deliver smart analysis on the companies that make up the sector and shape high-impact editorial strategy in one of the most vital sectors in the economy. […]
MarketWatch.com seeks a markets and money reporter in London
MarketWatch is seeking an energetic and intellectually curious reporter to join our London newsroom and help shape the financial conversation for U.S. investors as the trading day kicks off. You’re the kind of journalist who cherishes making complex stories accessible–whether it’s distilling volatile earnings reports, capturing a market move in real time, or sharpening a […]
MarketWatch.com hires Ji to cover Big Tech
Emily Bary, MarketWatch’s assistant managing editor, sent out the following to the staff: Hi all, I am excited to announce that Christine Ji will be joining MarketWatch on Aug. 11 as a reporter helping to cover Big Tech. Christine joins us from Business Insider, where she worked as an investing reporter covering everything from the […]
Washington correspondent Matthews departing MarketWatch
Chris Matthews, a Washington correspondent for MarketWatch.com covering financial regulation and economic policy, is leaving the news organization. He is becoming a senior writer for the Investment Company Institute. He previously served as an equity-markets reporter in New York and also worked for Axios in New York. Matthews has also worked for Fortune, Time magazine and […]
