Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal Expands To India - Posted May 19, 2009
Yesterday The Wall Street Journal Asia launched a locally printed edition in India along with a regional Journal online homepage for the country as part of the paper's plans to expand within the Asian market. News Corp., which purchased the Journal in 2007, has pushed for an expansion of news and editorial... [FishBowlNY]

WSJ Gives Away Content Via iPhone App - Posted April 16, 2009
When we first glanced at Wired's report that the Wall Street Journal's iPhone app allowed users to access the paper's content for free we assumed they meant that some glitch in the app had allowed this to happen, so strange was the idea that the WSJ wanted to give anything away... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Media Menu Welcomes Back CNN's Ali Velshi - Posted April 9, 2009
CNN's chief business correspondent (and fellow Canadian...Steve is surrounded!) Ali Velshi joined us again on today's podcast. The last time we spoke to Velshi was the morning after the President's Not State of the Union speech. This morning he weighs in the the coverage of the Obama's trip to... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Media Menu Welcomes Back CNN's Ali Velshi - Posted April 9, 2009
CNN's chief business correspondent (and fellow Canadian...Steve is surrounded!) Ali Velshi joined us again on today's podcast. The last time we spoke to Velshi was the morning after the President's Not State of the Union speech. This morning he weighs in the the coverage of the Obama's trip to... [FishBowlNY]

WSJ.com To Charge More for Content - Posted April 8, 2009
While the rest of the media world agonizes over whether to charge for content the Wall Street Journal, who has always charged is now planning on charging more! The Nieman Journalism Lab has posted a really interesting video interview with Alan Murray, executive editor of WSJ.com who says that The... [FishBowlNY]

WSJ.com To Charge More for Content - Posted April 8, 2009
While the rest of the media world agonizes over whether to charge for content the Wall Street Journal, who has always charged is now planning on charging more! The Nieman Journalism Lab has posted a really interesting video interview with Alan Murray, executive editor of WSJ.com who says that The... [FishBowlNY]

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]

All is Not Rosy for Rupe: Layoffs at WSJ? News Corp Downgraded - Posted January 30, 2009
Much of the bad news this week has focused on The New York Times, but all is not well over at the Wall Street Journal. Portfolio is reporting that the newsroom will be hit by cuts next week, which may total up to 50 persons (depending who is offered/takes a... [FishBowlNY]

Spielberg One Of Many Victims Of Madoff Swindle - Posted December 15, 2008
Steven Spielberg was one of many ultra-rich Hollywood and Wall Street types whom Bernard Madoff scammed in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme, Associated Press reports. The alleged victims who sunk cash into veteran Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff's investment pool include real estate magnate Mortimer Zuckerman, the foundation of Nobel laureate... [FishBowlLA]

Newsweek Goes on Recession Weight-Loss Plan - Posted December 11, 2008
The rumors floating around yesterday that Newsweek was going to significantly reduce its rate base look to be true. The Wall Street Journal is reporting the weekly magazine may cut anywhere from 500,000 to 1 million copies from its current 2.6 million guarantee as well as slim down the magazine... [FishBowlNY]

Hooks Wants To Get His Hooks Into The Internet - Posted December 1, 2008
Earnie Hooks, the L.A.-based indie entrepreneur who says his Artistry Entertainment is behind such companies as InTouch Technologies and Ask For Inc., claims to be pumping millions into a new Internet entity that will bring cable TV, complete with HD capability, to laptops throughout the world. But we're not all that... [FishBowlLA]

The Rise and Fall of New York Newspapers: WSJ Up, NYT Down - Posted July 16, 2008
The demise of the newspaper industry may be imminent but that isn't stopping Rupert Murdoch from expecting Wall Street Journal readers to cough up an extra fifty cents for his (newly improved?) paper. Starting July 28 the paper's price will go from $1.50 to $2.00. Rupe is not shy... [FishBowlNY]

Jack Shafer Vs. Keith J. Kelly - Posted August 20, 2007
It's a battle royale of the media reporter stars. In Slate, Jack Shafer accuses Post media reporter Keith J. Kelly of pulling punches on coverage of labor issues at the Wall Street Journal ever since News Corp. launched their takeover bid: In the old days, the Post would have commemorated the union's... [FishBowlNY]

Ad Characters Get Sit-coms, Movies, and Back-stories - Posted March 5, 2007
The Wall Street Journal plumbs the shallows of those who would turn a car insurance ad into a laff-riot sit-com. Geico's Cavemen are getting a series on ABC, as was reported last week. Considering Geico spent an estimated $403 million on ad time and space in 2005, some royalty checks... [FishBowlLA]

The New Old Journal - Posted January 4, 2007
The big story floating around, in case you missed it, is the new design of the Wall Street Journal. Most news sites you might have seen covering it gave you about that much information, "The Wall Street Journal has redesigned! Ain't that crazy?!" But we tracked down a... [UnBeige]