Ex-WSJ ME Thomson received $2.6 million in pay
Robert Thomson, the CEO of News Corp. and the former top editor of The Wall Street Journal until the end of 2012, received $2.6 million in compensation for the 2013 fiscal year, which ended June 30. Thomson received a $500,000 bonus for his duties at The Journal and as the editor in chief of Dow […]
News Corp. has not liked Mossberg and Swisher contract from beginning
News Corp., which is severing ties with AllThingsD founders and longtime tech journalists Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at the end of the year, objected to the terms of the journalists’ contract soon after the media company took over the operation in 2007, reports Edmund Lee of Bloomberg News. Lee reports, “Mossberg and Swisher together take slightly more […]
Behind the scenes of WSJ. Money
The third issue of WSJ Money, the Wall Street Journal‘s upscale personal finance magazine, appears Saturday as an insert in the business newspaper. The magazine focuses on investing issues for the high-net worth crowd, with special departments and columns such as “Empire Builder” and “Made of Money” centered around several long-form features written by the […]
Mossberg and Swisher: We’re hiring more journalists in 2014
Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, who have been running the All Things Digital tech news site for Dow Jones & Co., write about their plans for their new site, which will launch Jan. 1, 2014. Mossberg and Swisher write, “Then, starting Jan. 1, 2014, we will still be Web-siting and conference-producing and much more, albeit […]
The revenue behind All Things D
Edmund Lee of Bloomberg News takes a look at the revenue generated by All Things Digital, the tech news site whose leaders Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher are leaving Dow Jones & Co. and striking out on their own. Lee writes, “Mossberg and Swisher have approached other media companies, including the New York Times, about […]
WSJ confirms Mossberg leaving paper
Wall Street Journal managing editor Gerard Baker sent out the following statement on Thursday afternoon: For years, Dow Jones/The Wall Street Journal has enjoyed working with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher to bring the best of tech coverage to readers around the world under the All Things Digital brand, however, after discussions, both parties […]
All Things D to split from WSJ; Mossberg to stop writing for paper
Dan Primack of Fortune is reporting that the All Things Digital tech news site that is part of Dow Jones is splitting from the company, meaning that famous tech writer Walt Mossberg will no longer write for The Wall Street Journal. Primack writes, “Those talks continued throughout the past several weeks, but the two sides […]
WSJ names two new international bureau chiefs
Wall Street Journal managing editor Gerard Baker sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: I am delighted to announce the appointment of two new WSJ bureau chiefs in vital roles in Asia – one on the Subcontinent and the other Down Under. Gordon Fairclough has moved to New Delhi to become the […]
WSJ names senior finance reporter in Europe
Duncan Mavin, Europe finance editor for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, sent out the following staff announcement on Wednesday: We are delighted to announce that Jenny Strasburg is appointed senior finance reporter in the London Banking and Insurance Team. Fresh from her ground-breaking coverage of SAC Capital in New York, Jenny will […]
WSJ beefs up its Europe finance team
Duncan Mavin, the Europe finance editor for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, sent out the following staff announcement on Wednesday: We are excited to announce several key appointments to the Journal/Newswires Banking and Insurance team in London. The appointments reflect ongoing efforts to add considerable strength and depth to our existing top-notch […]
