Robert Thomson

The Wall Street Journal Names New Page One Editor - Posted September 16, 2011
Rebecca Blumenstein is The Wall Street Journal's new Page One Editor. She will keep the title of Deputy Managing Editor at well. Robert Thomson said the following about the move: ... [FishbowlLA]

Alix Freedman Leaves WSJ for Reuters - Posted September 7, 2011
Alix Freedman -- a veteran of The Wall Street Journal for almost 30 years -- is leaving the paper to join Reuters. ... [FishbowlNY]

The Wall Street Journal Names Editorial Director for Blogs - Posted May 31, 2011
Christopher Farley has been named Editorial Director for The Wall Street Journal's blog network. Talking Biz News reports that ... [FishbowlNY]

More Editorial Appointments at The Wall Street Journal - Posted April 29, 2011
A couple hours ago we told you about The Wall Street Journal snagging The Financial Times' Francesco Guerrera,... [FishbowlNY]

Robert Thomson Is Staying Put At WSJ - Posted January 19, 2011
The rumor mill was in full swing yesterday as word got out that Melbourne-born Robert Thomson, ... [FishbowlNY]

Bussey Out at WSJ D.C. Bureau; Seib in - Posted November 22, 2010
In a letter from WSJ's Managing Editor Robert Thomson to staff, he announced that D.C. Bureau Chief John Bussey is heading to NY to be promoted. Jerry Seib will be taking over. Check out the carefully worded explanation as to why this all... [FishbowlDC]

The Wall Street Journal To Expand Its Professional Edition - Posted November 9, 2010
The Wall Street Journal is planning to expand its Wall Street Journal Professional Edition, originally launched in October 2009, presenting a customized version this coming spring for chief financial officers and other financial executives. The edition will offer CFOs customizable tools, like news alerts, and newsletters as well as a news... [FishbowlNY]

The Wall Street Journal Professional Edition Set to Expand, Starting with CFOs - Posted November 9, 2010
Chief financial officers: The Wall Street Journal wants you. ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Wall Street Journal Managing Editor Robert Thomson's Secret Twitter Feed - Posted July 14, 2010
Is The Wall Street Journal's managing editor Robert Thomson on Twitter? That's what we asked Thomson at Dow Jones' summer social event last night in New York, hosted by the company's PR team. Thomson said that while he will occasionally sc... [PRNewser]

Does Observer Story Reflect A More Aggressive NY Times PR Strategy? - Posted April 14, 2010
How much more can be written about The New York Times versus The Wall Street Journal rivalry? A lot more, mostly because the Journal will launch its New York edition -- aimed dir... [PRNewser]

WSJ Adds Puzzles On Saturday - Posted January 15, 2010
In its quest to become more of a general interest newspaper, The Wall Street Journal is adding a puzzle section to its Saturday Weekend Edition paper, starting tomorrow. The section will include cryptic crosswords from ... [FishbowlNY]

Wall Street Journal Covers Corporate Beat - Posted January 7, 2010
Rupert Murdoch's Dow Jones & Co announced today that effective immediately (their words, not ours) former Dow Jones Newswires editor ... [FishbowlNY]

Changes At The WSJ: Kevin Delaney Named Managing Editor, Online - Posted December 16, 2009
The Wall Street Journal has named veteran reporter Kevin Delaney managing editor of The Journal Online. Delaney has been with the paper since 1992 and was most recently deputy managing editor at WSJ.com. The move is tied to a few other ... [PRNewser]

WSJ.com Gets New Digital Czar - Posted December 16, 2009
Yesterday, we reported that Rebecca Blumenstein, the managing editor of ... [FishbowlNY]

WSJ.com Managing Editor Blumenstein Named Journal Deputy Editor - Posted December 15, 2009
Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson sent a memo to the paper's staff yesterday announcing the appointment of ... [FishbowlNY]

Carr's Column Rekindles Rivalry Between WSJ, NYT - Posted December 14, 2009
In his "Media Equation" column today, The New York Times's David Carr took on The Wa... [FishbowlNY]

Dow Jones PR Issues Statement to Rebut NY Times' Claim It Is 'Tilting Rightward' - Posted December 14, 2009
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Robert Thomson is not happy with New York Time's reporter David Carr, who alleges ... [PRNewser]

Morning Reading List 12.02.09 - Posted December 2, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! A very happy anniversary to one of Fishbowl's fav. couples, Jack and ... [FishbowlDC]

Paying Respects To WSJ's Boston Bureau - Posted October 30, 2009
Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal announced that it was closing its Boston bureau. "That there has been... [FishbowlNY]

Wall Street Journal Closes Boston Bureau, Lays Off Nine - Posted October 29, 2009
At 11:26 AM this morning, Wall Street Journal Editor Robert Thomson sent an email notifying staff that the Boston bureau will close, and nine reporters will lose their jobs. Two minutes later it was blasted to an undisclosed list of media reporters. Coverage mutual fund companies headquartered... [PRNewser]

More Business Journalism Layoffs: Wall Street Journal Closes Boston Office - Posted October 29, 2009
News Corp.-owned Wall Street Journal announced today that it is shuttering its Boston bureau, laying off nine staffers. The Dow Jones Newswires and MarketWatch offices t... [FishbowlNY]

Breaking: WSJ To Close Boston Bureau - Posted October 29, 2009
The Wall Street Journal is closing its Boston bureau, announced today, with all nine reporters invited to "apply for openings elsewhere on the paper," we've learned. The "unthinkable" closure is a response to the "profound economic downturn," according to a memo sent by editor in chief Robert Thomson. Thomson also wrote that "there... [MediaJobsDaily]

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 fro... [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. ... [FishbowlNY]

The State Of Paid Content - Posted May 12, 2009
Jusben and MorgueFileYesterday two big nuggets of info came down through the blogosphere: first, the news that the Wall Street Journal is launching a micropayment system this fall. And Rob Grim... [MediaJobsDaily]

Noon Reading List: 05.11.09 - Posted May 11, 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. It is day 112 covering the Obama administration a... [FishbowlDC]

WSJ.com To Set up Micro-Payments - Posted May 11, 2009
As newspapers examine how to get customers to pay for their content, today it was announced that WSJ.com will become the first big newspaper to implement a pricing model many other publications are studying. The Financial Times reports News Corp. will introduce micro-payments for individual articles and premium subscriptions to the Wall... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

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 ... [FishbowlNY]

Morning Reading List 04.07.09 - Posted April 7, 2009
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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]

The WSJ Thrives When Other Papers Die - Posted April 6, 2009
It's never pleasurable when we report on the decline of the newspaper industry. We always heave a heavy sigh, pick up the pen...urgh laptop, and start writing. According to The Australian Business, ... [MediaJobsDaily]

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 ... [FishbowlDC]

WSJ Creates Urgent And Goes Head To Head With The AP - Posted March 19, 2009
In the digital age, the speed of information is essential to the health and wealth of a media outlet. Recognizing this, the Wall Street Journal has decided to remake their old newswire to adapt to this society's new need for faster information. In a memo, ... [MediaJobsDaily]

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 ... [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. ... [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 bes... [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 ... [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 hav... [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... [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... [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... [FishbowlDC]

Every Dark Cloud of Journalism Demise Has a Little Rupe Lining - Posted July 17, 2008
As has been noted, yesterday was a tough day for print journalism. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution eliminate... [FishbowlNY]

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 base... [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 ... [FishbowlNY]