Robert Thomson, managing editor of The Wall Street Journal and editor- in-chief of Dow Jones & Company, presides over the Opening Bell to celebrate the launch of the new Wall Street Journal sports page.
About The Wall Street Journal Sports Page:
On Tuesday, March 3 The Wall Street Journal will launch a new sports page that will appear six days a week and will have daily features such as "Heard on the Field," a newsy, forward-looking column with dispatches from all over the globe. There will be other features that gives readers a daily, highly digestible dose of serious sports statistics and predictions from the smartest analysts in the business.
"Sports" is funny, cultured, energetic and creative, but still encompasses the Journal's usual level of broad, insightful and analytical reporting. The Journal's sports blog will begin to feature regular live blogging of big games and events throughout the week.
Journal readers are interested in the contest, the business, the players and the statistics and "Sports" gives readers a reliable place to find just that.
About The Wall Street Journal:
The Wall Street Journal, the flagship publication of Dow Jones & Company is the world's leading business publication. Founded in 1889, The Wall Street Journal has a print and online circulation of more than
2 million, reaching the nation's top business and political leaders, as well as investors across the country. Holding 33 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism, The Wall Street Journal provides readers with trusted information and knowledge to make better decisions. The Wall Street franchise has more than 700 journalists world-wide, part of the Dow Jones network of nearly 1,800 business and financial news staff.
Other publications that are part of The Wall Street Journal franchise, with a global audience of 3.8 million, include The Wall Street Journal Asia and The Wall Street Journal Europe. The Wall Street Journal Online at WSJ.com is the largest paid subscription news site on the Web with
10.9 million users each month. In 2008, the Journal was ranked No. 1 in BtoB's Media Power 50 for the ninth consecutive year. The Wall Street Journal Radio Network services news and information to more than 310 radio stations in the U.S.
About Dow Jones & Company:
Dow Jones & Company (www.dowjones.com) is a subsidiary of News Corporation (NYSE:NWS) (NYSE:NWS.A) (ASX:NWS) (ASX:NWSLV) (www.newscorp.com). Dow Jones is a leading provider of global business news and information services. Its Consumer Media Group publishes The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch and the Far Eastern Economic Review. Its Enterprise Media Group includes Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Dow Jones Client Solutions, Dow Jones Indexes and Dow Jones Financial Information Services. Its Local Media Group operates community-based information franchises. Dow Jones owns 50% of SmartMoney and 33% of Stoxx Ltd. and provides news content to radio stations in the U.S.
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