Categories: OLD Media Moves

Dow Jones wants to decrease reliance on print

Dow Jones & Co., which publishes the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s magazine and a group of local daily newspapers, wants to decrease its dependence on print products to below 50 percent of total revenue from 70 percent now, according to comments made Tuesday at the Newspaper Association of America’s Mid-Year Media Review and published in a Reuters story.

“Realistically, I think print is going to be a very low single-digit growth part of our business,” said Chief Executive Richard Zannino at the Media Review.

Zannino declined to provide a time frame.

As one of the few companies that has a successful subscriber-based Web site, Dow Jones seems to be ahead of many of the other traditional newspaper companies.

Read more here.

Recent Posts

Law360 tax reporter Serre departing

Jared Serre, a tax reporter at Law360, is leaving the news organization next month. He…

12 hours ago

Reuters Breakingviews hires WSJ’s Rubin as columnist

Lauren Silva Laughlin, U.S. editor of Reuters Breakingviews, sent out the following on Tuesday: I’m…

14 hours ago

WSJ hires two new staffers, promotes a third

The Wall Street Journal has hired two new staffers and promoted a current staffer. They…

15 hours ago

Fortune launches advice column for entrepreneurs

Fortune magazine has launched "Ask Andy," a bi-weekly advice column for entrepreneurs and start-up founders.…

16 hours ago

WSJ seeks a senior publishing editor

The Wall Street Journal is looking for a full time senior publishing editor to join…

16 hours ago

WSJ seeks a reporter to cover Tesla, Musk

The Wall Street Journal is looking for an experienced and determined reporter to join our…

16 hours ago