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Bloomberg’s Lex Fenwick Named Dow Jones CEO

Feb 2, 2012 3:03 PM

News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS) has appointed Lex Fenwick as the CEO of Dow Jones & Company, filling the position left open following Les Hinton’s resignation in July.

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, bloomberg, chase carey, les hinton, lex fenwick

Jon Miller, News Corp.: It’s All About Video For Us Right Now

Jan 24, 2012 6:33 AM

Jon Miller, the chief digital officer for News Corporation (NSDQ: NWS), described his company’s digital strategy today as very “focused on video”, with a view that even properties that come from a print tradition should be producing more video content than they are today.

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Posted In: Advertising, Apps, Entertainment, Games, Gadgets, Tablets, Legal, Copyright, Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Mobile, Social Media, Video, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Google, YouTube, Microsoft, xBox, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, Fox, MySpace, Countries, Europe, Germany, jon miller

Industry Moves
WSJ Poaches Narisetti From Washington Post

Jan 20, 2012 12:37 PM

The reverb from Kevin Delaney’s departure from the Wall Street Journal for Atlantic Media Group just hit DC: WSJ alum Raju Narisetti is headed back to the Journal, swapping his role as managing editor of the Washington Post responsible for digital for managing editor of The Wall Street Journal (NSDQ:…

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Mobile, Money, Companies, Hindustan Times Media, Mint, News Corp., Dow Jones, Washington Post, Countries, Asia, India

WSJ Cleared Over Europe Sales Fixing, Now Finger Points At ABC

Jan 4, 2012 6:05 AM

The Audit Bureau of Circulation in the UK will not take action against Wall Street Journal (NSDQ: NWS) Europe for a circulation-boosting programme associated with the resignation of WSJ’s Europe publisher and EMEA managing director Andrew Langhoff recently.

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Posted In: Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal

Hinton Backs James Murdoch In Parliament Ahead Of November 10 Appearance

Oct 24, 2011 10:34 AM

After weeks in which some News Corp investors had started to call for James Murdoch’s head, former Dow Jones (NSDQ: NWS) CEO and News International executive chairman Les Hinton told a UK parliamentary committee on Monday: “I see no reason why James Murdoch should resign.”

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Posted In: Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, News International

News Corp.‘s Australian Adds ‘Freemium’ Paywall

Oct 20, 2011 2:57 PM

The Australian, which is owned by News Limited and is part of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS), is adding a paywall to its website, mobile site and apps starting on Monday. It will also relaunch redesigned versions of the website and mobile site that day.

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Posted In: E-Commerce, Payment Systems, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, Countries, Australia & New Zealand, john hartigan, news limited, the australian

WSJ Launching German Digital-Only Editions

Oct 19, 2011 11:08 AM

Dow Jones (NSDQ: NWS) is building its German-language news wire service in to a full-fledged Wall Street Journal edition for Germany.

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Posted In: Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, Countries, Europe, Germany

Charting WSJ Europe’s Circulation Over The Last Decade

Oct 18, 2011 7:58 AM

Our analysis shows how The Wall Street Journal (NSDQ: NWS) Europe, which is being investigated for an alleged circulation “scam”, doubled its subscription sales to offset diminishing single-copy circulation.

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Posted In: Research & Metrics, Metrics, Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal

Three UK Papers Are Still Hooked On The Bulk Sales Drug

Oct 17, 2011 5:45 AM

I’ve just returned from the the world editors’ forum in Vienna where delegates were intensely interested in the News International phone hacking scandal. Those journalists who live in countries where press freedom is under consistent threat were, unsurprisingly, scornful of the News of the World’s activities in order to publish…

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Posted In: Advertising, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal

Updated: WSJ Europe’s Elaborate Plan To Boost Circulation

Oct 12, 2011 3:53 PM

One of Rupert Murdoch’s most senior European executives has resigned following Guardian inquiries about a circulation scam at News Corporation’s flagship newspaper, the Wall Street Journal.

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Posted In: Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal

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Updated: WSJ Europe Chief Langhoff Resigns Over Ethical Concerns

Oct 11, 2011 1:29 PM

Wall Street Journal’s Europe publisher and EMEA managing director Andrew Langhoff is leaving the post after helping build out the title’s continental ambitions. In a memo to staff (included below), Langhoff said he was resigning over the perception that a business relationship with a company called Executive Learning Partnership had…

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal

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WSJ Ups Europe Online Editor McIntosh, Adds More Video

Aug 22, 2011 10:58 AM

WSJ.com Europe’s online editor Neil McIntosh has been appointed deputy editor of The Wall Street Journal (NSDQ: NWS) across print and digital.

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal

Hacking Aside, Has Rupert Murdoch Been A Good CEO?

Jul 27, 2011 6:15 PM

The phone-hacking and police bribery scandal swirling around News Corporation (NSDQ: NWS) has revived long-simmering questions about Rupert Murdoch’s leadership of the U.S.-based conglomerate. To his critics, Murdoch is guilty of rampant nepotism, mismanagement, and even breach of fiduciary duty, as an ongoing shareholder lawsuit claims.

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Posted In: Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, MySpace, Viacom

Murdoch’s UK Papers ‘Seen As Old Man’s Hobby’

Jul 26, 2011 4:51 AM

A sting in the tail of the latest New York Times (NYSE: NYT) article on Rupert Murdoch. It concludes: “In the last few years, some employees say, the company’s focus has shifted, and, with James Murdoch in control in London, it has become more corporate and less concerned about the…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, News International

DJ Special Committee: ‘Absolutely No Sign Of Journalistic Misconduct’

Jul 21, 2011 2:55 AM

Remember that independent panel that was supposed to safeguard the integrity of Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal after the acquisition by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp (NSDQ: NWS). in late 2007? Thanks to the UK hacking scandal, they’re back in the spotlight for what I think is the first…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Online News, Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, Countries, Europe, UK, les hinton, marcus brauchli, rupert murdoch, tom bray

WSJ To News Corp. Critics: STFU

Jul 17, 2011 9:50 PM

How did the Wall Street Journal, led by Rupert Murdoch’s hand-picked Managing Editor Robert Thomson, follow up on the resignation of its publisher and the arrest of former top News Corp (NSDQ: NWS). exec Rebekah Brooks? With some standard news stories—and a flame-throwing editorial the Journal hopes will singe critics…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Companies, BBC, Guardian Media Group, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, Countries, Europe, UK, les hinton, rebekah brooks, robert thomson, rupert murdoch

Les Hinton: The News International Years As Rupert’s ‘Consigliere’

Jul 15, 2011 8:04 PM

Over the past three-and-a-half years, Les Hinton had made a name for himself in the U.S. as something of a turnaround specialist, making good a Dow Jones that was considering options with management consultants before News Corp (NSDQ: NWS). stepped in to buy it. But for twelve years before that,…

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Posted In: Advertising, Local, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Online News, Companies, Johnston Press, News Corp., Dow Jones, News International, Telegraph, Countries, Europe, UK, les hinton, rupert murdoch

Hinton Leaves Dow Jones And News Corp.: The Memos

Jul 15, 2011 5:28 PM

News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS) sent out a flurry of memos and statements in the wake of news that Les Hinton had resigned as CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of the Wall Street Journal. Below are Hinton’s resignation letter to old friend and boss Rupert Murdoch and memo to the…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Online News, Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, News International, les hinton, news of the world, rebekah brooks, robert thomson, rupert murdoch

Updated: DJ’s Les Hinton Latest To Leave News Corp. In Hacking Scandal

Jul 15, 2011 4:09 PM

The latest News Corp (NSDQ: NWS). casualty in the spreading hacking scandal: Les Hinton, CEO of Dow Jones since it was acquired by News Corp. in 2007 and publisher of the Wall Street Journal. Hinton who is close to Rupert Murdoch, resigned today—not for anything he did at the Journal…

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Posted In: Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, les hinton, rupert murdoch

Rupert Murdoch Tells WSJ Sales Reports ‘Pure Rubbish’; Defends James

Jul 14, 2011 4:07 PM

Less than a week before he testifies before a committee of Parliament, Rupert Murdoch tested his speaking skills on the growing scandal affecting News Corp (NSDQ: NWS). in an interview with his own Wall Street Journal—choosing to respond to queries about the status of son James himself rather than through…

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Posted In: Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, News International, Countries, Europe, UK, james murdoch, rupert murdoch

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