Robert Thomson

Wall Street Journal Moves On - Posted June 11, 2009
Tomorrow, The Wall Street Journal will complete its move from its home downtown to News Corp.'s corporate headquarters at 1211 Avenue of the Americas. In advance of the move from a "newsroom with the hush of the library" to the building that some WSJ reporters call the Death Star, The Observer's... [FishBowlNY]

WSJ Appoints Two New Top Editors - Posted June 9, 2009
Wall Street Journal editor Robert Thomson sent two memos to staff today announcing the appointments of two top editors at the U.S. and Asia editions of the financial paper. Deborah Brewster, formerly of the Financial Times will take the position of deputy managing editor of the Journal early next month, Thomson... [FishBowlNY]

Where Can You Find the Commissioners of All Four Major Sports? - Posted May 5, 2009
Tomorrow they will be appearing on a panel for The Wall Street Journal. The NHL's Gary B. Bettman, the NFL's Roger Goodell, MLB's Bud Selig and David Stern from the NBA will discuss The Future of Sports (it's capitalized because it's Important). WSJ sports editor Sam Walker will moderate and Robert... [FishBowlNY]

Where Can You Find the Commissioners of All Four Major Sports? - Posted May 5, 2009
Tomorrow they will be appearing on a panel for The Wall Street Journal. The NHL's Gary B. Bettman, the NFL's Roger Goodell, MLB's Bud Selig and David Stern from the NBA will discuss The Future of Sports (it's capitalized because it's Important). WSJ sports editor Sam Walker will moderate and Robert... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 04.07.09 - Posted April 7, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Its day 78 covering the Obama administration and week ten for us. President Obama made a surprise trip to Baghdad this morning. Above, that was Sarah... [FishBowlDC]

Morning Reading List 04.07.09 - Posted April 7, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Its day 78 covering the Obama administration and week ten for us. President Obama made a surprise trip to Baghdad this morning. Above, that was Sarah... [FishBowlDC]

WSJ Benefitting from Demise of US Newspaper Industry? - Posted April 6, 2009
Someone has to be profiting from all this bad news we suppose, though considering how much News Corp's stock price has dropped since acquiring the Dow Jones last year one wonders if the WSJ can really claim to be the winner in all this. But maybe they can, all things... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 03.20.09 - Posted March 20, 2009
Good Morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Its day 60 covering the Obama administration and week seven for us. What we know and what we're reading this Friday morning... NEWSPAPERS | TV | RADIO... [FishBowlDC]

The NYO Dives Into the Deep-End of 'How to Save Newspapers' - Posted February 25, 2009
The New York Observer has a nice long, very smart, multi-bylined piece today about the future of newspapers. It's worth reading the whole thing, but for those of you in a rush the short version is that newspapers should look more like Facebook! Kidding...but only sort of. Says... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List 02.13.09 - Posted February 13, 2009
Good Morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. It's day 25 covering the new Obama administration. And day 12 for us. What we know and... [FishBowlDC]

Charlie Rose Weighs In on the Future of Newspapers - Posted February 12, 2009
'The Future of Newspapers' as a conversation topic is reaching the point of saturation — the question now is whether we exhaust ourselves talking about it before anything actually gets done! That said, Charlie Rose has decided to get in on the act (we presume his best idea isn't to... [FishBowlNY]

Charlie Rose Weighs In on the Future of Newspapers - Posted February 12, 2009
'The Future of Newspapers' as a conversation topic is reaching the point of saturation — the question now is whether we exhaust ourselves talking about it before anything actually gets done! That said, Charlie Rose has decided to get in on the act (we presume his best idea isn't to... [FishBowlNY]

It's Official: Newspaper People Don't Have Any New/Viable Ideas - Posted February 12, 2009
This is Charlie Rose's show about the future of newspapers. Joining me now is Robert Thomson. He's the managing editor of "The Wall Street Journal." Also, Mort Zuckerman. He is owner and publisher of the New York "Daily News" and the editor in chief of "U.S. News & World... [FishBowlLA]

WSJ Further Restructures, Loses 14 - Posted February 5, 2009
Rumors of further layoffs at the Wall Street Journal have been floating for the last few weeks, and per a memo sent out today from managing editor Robert Thomson it seems they have arrived. Thomson says: "It has been necessary today to restructure several other teams at the cost of... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 01.14.09 - Posted January 14, 2009
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

Rupert Murdoch: Merely Valuing the Valuable - Posted July 28, 2008
Is a little Rupe optimism going too long a way? Over the last few months the chorus of commentary where Rupert Murdoch and the WSJ is concerned has frequently been a concession that things are not nearly as bad as people had assumed they would be (read: apocalyptic). Just... [FishBowlNY]

Rupert Murdoch: Merely Valuing the Valuable - Posted July 28, 2008
Is a little Rupe optimism going too long a way? Over the last few months the chorus of commentary where Rupert Murdoch and the WSJ is concerned has frequently been a concession that things are not nearly as bad as people had assumed they would be (read: apocalyptic). Just... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 07.18.08 - Posted July 18, 2008
Good morning Washington. Above, Luke Russert and James Carville spearhead XM radio's coverage of the MLB All-Star Game. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got... [FishBowlDC]

WSJ Bucks the Trend, Insources Copy Editors From NJ to NYC - Posted July 16, 2008
Rumors were flying yesterday that The Wall Street Journal was about to dismiss all its copy editors currently based in its Brunswick, New Jersey office, and now its official. WSJ head Robert Thomson has just announced to staff that beginning next month "the news hub in New York will be... [FishBowlNY]

Dow Jones Committee Condemns News Corp. Handling of Brauchli Resignation - Posted April 29, 2008
Add another chapter (and headache for Rupert Murdoch) to the imbroglio surrounding former Wall Street Journal managing editor Marcus Brauchli's departure: A report published this afternoon on WSJ's own site — essentially pitting News Corp. against Dow Jones in a moral mano y mano —asserts that the "special committee established... [FishBowlNY]