Dow Jones takes another stab at news-clipping service

Dow Jones is taking another stab at providing news-clipping services to financial advisors and their clients, reports Thomas Coyle of Financial Advisor IQ. Coyle writes, “Ten years ago Dow Jones unveiled its Wealth Manager Web Services, which it described as ‘a revolutionary solution that enables financial firms to provide their advisors with reasons for personalized client contact integrated […]

Dow Jones CEO Lewis on setting subscription goals

William Lewis, the CEO of Dow Jones & Co. and the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, was interviewed by Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop of the International New York Times about his operating strategy. Here is an excerpt: Q. How else do you agitate? A. You constantly think about the next iteration of the model and structure. I […]

Dow Jones Media seeks three visual journalists

Dow Jones Media is looking for three visual journalists to join a new multidisciplinary team working with multiple newsrooms. Ideal candidates must have an eye for design and ability to distill complex information and tell stories using clear visual elements. The role involves working closely with reporters and editors to conceptualize and produce stories and […]

Dow Jones Media seeks data reporter

Dow Jones Media is looking for a data reporter to join a new multidisciplinary team working with multiple newsrooms. We’re looking for someone with a reporter’s mindset who thinks company data are a better source than a company spokesperson. The right person smiles with glee when they discover a new data source, celebrates a successful […]

WSJ union proposes 5 percent pay increases

The union that represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com has initially proposed a 5 percent pay increase for each of the next three years. The Independent Association of Publishers’ Employees is also asking for a minimum raise of $50 per week. Negotiations between the union and Dow Jones & Co. on […]

Dow Jones creates group to assess hiring, compensation

Mark Musgrave, the chief people officer at Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement to the staff on Monday: Dear Colleague, As you know, we recently committed to leading a thorough review of our current hiring, development and compensation programs, and I am writing to give […]

Dow Jones produces 8,000 pieces of content per day

Former Daily Telegraph editor Ray Snoddy interviewed Dow Jones & Co. CEO Will Lewis about The Wall Street Journal and the newspaper industry. Snoddy writes, “Then there is the WSJ+ club which now has more than 400,000 members who get benefits such as free ebooks from HarperCollins, like Dow Jones, part of the Murdoch empire. […]

Dow Jones seeks copy editor in London

The London NewsPlus desk seeks a copy editor to join the team that compiles content for and manages the Web-based front page for Dow Jones Newswires. Working on a shift-based system that includes some unsociable hours, the successful candidate will join a group of editors who choose the best breaking news and analysis from across […]

Dow Jones names editor and publisher of Mansion Global

Almar Latour, executive vice president and publisher of the Dow Jones Media Group, sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: I’m pleased to announce Mae Cheng is appointed Editor and Publisher of Mansion Global. In this new role, Mae will be responsible for the luxury real estate brand’s editorial and business strategies, as well as its P&L. She will seek to […]

Hammer, attorney for WSJ’s Bancrofts, dies at 81

Roy Hammer, who was the trustee for the Bancroft family during the last decades of the family’s legendary ownership of The Wall Street Journal and its control of Dow Jones & Co., died last month at the age of 81, writes J.M. Lawrence of the Boston Globe. Lawrence writes, “In the mid-1990s, it fell to Mr. Hammer […]