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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

Hacking: Committee Releases Potentially Devastating NoTW Correspondence

Aug 16, 2011 9:18 AM

The House of Commons Select Committee investigating widespread hacking at News of the World and a host of potential ripple effects, including a possible coverup by News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS), did one heck of a data dump today. In one fell swoop (and a lot of pdfs), the committee published…

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Posted In: Legal, Companies, News Corp., Countries, Europe, UK, clive goodman, james murdoch, les hinton, news of the world

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

Denials, Recriminations Among News International Execs Over Who Saw Emails

Jul 12, 2011 8:51 AM

A bitter internal wrangle has broken out at News International over who saw emails retrieved by the company four years ago which suggest that News of the World journalists approved payments to police.

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Posted In: Legal, Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, News International, clive goodman, colin myler, les hinton

Interview: Part 2: Dow Jones’ Les Hinton & Robert Thomson On WSJ Digital

Jun 10, 2010 6:00 AM

The Wall Street Journal was a poster child for premium subscriptions long before Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp (NSDQ: NWS) bought out the Bancroft family.  But the digital landscape has changed dramatically since then. Murdoch, who floated massive trial balloons about free sites when online advertising was hot, instead is using…

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Posted In: Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, les hinton, robert thomson

Interview: Part 1: Dow Jones’ Not-So-Odd Couple Les Hinton & Robert Thomson

Jun 9, 2010 6:00 AM

Les Hinton and Robert Thomson don’t exactly finish each other’s sentences—they’re a tad too polite for that—but they could. When I joked about pairs for comparison, the two quickly shot back with Bill and Ben, the Flower Pot Men. (It’s a toss-up as to which is which of the string…

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Posted In: Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, les hinton, robert thomson

@ World Newspaper Congress: Dow Jones CEO: Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts

Dec 1, 2009 6:38 AM

At the World Newspaper Congress here in Hyderabad this afternoon, Dow Jones (NYSE: NWS) CEO Les Hinton came out swinging against the world in general, as is the wont of every News Corp exec these days. More specifically, against “geeks bearing gifts”, “false gospel of the Web” and “out &…

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Posted In: Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, les hinton

@ D6: Les Hinton: We Stand For Journalism

May 27, 2008 8:28 PM

In the middle of apprehensions about the major editorial changes at Wall Street Journal, some reassurance from Les Hinton, the new-ish CEO Dow Jones (NYSE: NWS), at the opening of the sixth edition of D conference: “Dow Jones and News Corp is a company that invests in journalism…in the coming…

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

WSJ Staff To Move Into News Corp HQs?; Online Model Set For Now

Mar 26, 2008 11:40 PM

The new Dow Jones (NYSE: NWS) CEO Les Hinton gave his first public interview to The Australian, and though no revelatory points, some reiteration of current policies, and a hint that various DJ units would be working more closely together with News Corp in the near future. On WSJ and…

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

Les Hinton To Become New CEO of Dow Jones; Robert Thomson As Publisher

Dec 6, 2007 10:15 PM

Update 2: Yesterday it was media reports, today News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) has officially announced it: Les Hinton will become the CEO of Dow Jones, (NYSE: DJ) when News Corp. completes its $5.6 billion acquisition next week. The official announcement about Rich Zannino leaving came out earlier, but WSJ is…

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Posted In: Companies, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, les hinton, robert thomson

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