Big increases in Dow Jones compensation packages

The top executives at Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch, had a good year financially in terms of executive compensation, according to the company’s proxy statement, filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CEO Richard Zannino receved total compensation of $4.16 million, up from the $2 […]

Biz media absent from South by Southwest Interactive conference

Daniel Terdiman of CNET News writes on his media blog that the business media are noticeably absent from the South by Southeast Interactive conference in Austin, Texas, this week, primarily because they don’t understand its significance. Terdiman wrote, “Other than CNET News.com, Wired, the San Francisco Chronicle and one or two other regional outlets, most […]

Yet another award for Wall Street Journal backdating series

The Wall Street Journal reporters who wrote the main stories about the backdating of stock options have won the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting from Harvard University, according to an Associated Press story. The AP story stated, “The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University announced on Tuesday that […]

Steiger receives SABEW award

Paul Steiger, The Wall Street Journal’s longest-serving managing editor, will receive the 2007 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers at its 44th annual conference in Anaheim, Calif., May 22. Steiger will be honored for decades of service to the Journal, the nation’s top business newspaper, and his tireless dedication […]

Dow Jones, union back at bargaining table

Dow Jones & Co. negotiators and the union that represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch are back at the bargaining table on a new contract Tuesday. Wall Street Journal reporter Jim Browning, who is chair of the union’s bargaining committee, posted his opening comments on the union’s web site. In […]

Dow Jones working on personal finance site for younger audience

The New York Post’s Keith Kelly is reporting that Wall Street Journal parent Dow Jones & Co. is developing with Barry Diller a personal finance web site operation that will be aimed at a younger audience. Kelly wrote, “The Wall Street Journal’s David Kansas, who has been editing the Money & Investing section – one […]

Biz journalists among Pulitzer finalists

Business journalists are finalists in three Pulitzer Prize categories, according to a list published on the Editor & Publisher site by Joe Strupp. The Wall Street Journal’s series on the backdating of stock options is a finalist in the category of Public Service, while New York Times business columnist Joe Nocera is a finalist in […]

Q&A with Deal Journal writer

Dana Cimilluca, who left Bloomberg News to work for the Wall Street Journal and start its Deal Journal blog, was interviewed by Dealbreaker.com’s Bess Levin about his new job. Here is an excerpt: The Journal‘s a great publication but are you just planning on riding on daddy’s coattails? No, we don’t plan to ride daddy’s […]

WSJ looking to break more news on web site

Like most print newspapers struggling with how to deal with the changes in how readers get their news, the Wall Street Journal is examining how to break more stories on its web site, according to an item in Women’s Wear Daily by Stephanie Smith. Smith wrote, “Its next project is beefing up its Web site […]

Ad revenue down at WSJ in February

Advertising revenue at the Wall Street Journal fell by 10 percent in February, while ad revenue at sister paper Barron’s was up slightly, according to parent company Dow Jones on Thursday. The release stated, “Advertising revenue at The Wall Street Journal decreased 10.0% in February on a 6.6% decrease in advertising volume, due to declines […]