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 […]
Dow Jones launches news feed for traders
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch, is launching a new elementized news feed that will deliver computer-readable news directly into quantitative analysis models and automated trading programs. In other words, stock and bond traders will be able to make trades almost instantly based on news stories. A […]
Journal reporter named CNBC on-air contributor
Wall Street Journal staff reporter Lee Hawkins has been assigned to work as an on-air contributor at CNBC as part of the Journal’s content sharing agreement with the network. Hawkins will remain an employee of the Journal. Previously, Hawkins covered General Motors Corp. from the Detroit bureau for the Journal. Hawkins began the assignment after appearing […]
Bonuses paid to Dow Jones executives
More than $1.6 million on bonuses were paid to three top Dow Jones executives, including the publisher of the Wall Street Journal and the managing editor of the paper, according to an 8-K filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CEO Richard Zannino received a bonus of $895,000, while Journal publisher Gordon Crovitz received a […]
WSJ goes "Mint-y" fresh in India
Chris Nelson of the IndUS Business Journal has an article about the new Mint business newspaper in India that is receiving some of its content from The Wall Street Journal. Based on an interview with Bill Casey, the Journal’s vice president of international operations, Nelson wrote, “Casey said Dow Jones has long been interested in […]
No progress in Dow Jones talks
The union that represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch reported that negotiations on Wednesday did not result in any progress toward a new contract. In an updated posted on its web site, the Independent Association of Publishers Employees wrote, “Two weeks ago, we presented the company’s negotiators with detailed new […]
WSJ names new features editor for editorial page
Robert Pollock has been appointed features editor for The Wall Street Journal’s editorial page, according to a release. In this new role, Pollock will oversee publication of the signed opinion pieces on the Journal’s editorial and op-ed pages. Pollock replaces Tunku Varadarajan, who was recently named assistant managing editor for the Journal. (See item below.) […]
Making the switch from WSJ opinion to the news operations
Michael Calderone of the New York Observer writes Wednesday about the difficulties facing Tunku Varadarajan, who will be moving next month from the Wall Street Journal’s conservative leaning editorial page to its news operations to become an assistant managing editor. Calderone wrote, “So while The New York Times regularly has moved staffers, including executive editor […]
New Dow Jones chairman talks
M. Peter McPherson, the incomg chairman of the board at Dow Jones, the parent company of the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch, talked to the Michigan State University paper, The State News, about his new duties. McPherson is the former president of the university. Here are some excerpts: The State News: President McPherson, what […]
Outgoing Dow Jones chairman gets $1.6 million in stock
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch, filed an 8-K late Friday that disclosed it was giving outgoing chairman Peter Kann $1.6 million in stock, the Associated Press reported. The AP story stated that it gave Kann, who was CEO of the company until the beginning of 2006, […]
