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Dow Jones Names Bethany Sherman Chief Communications officer
NEW YORK (March 3, 2010) – Dow Jones & Company announced today the
appointment of Bethany B. Sherman as chief communications officer.
Ms. Sherman will be responsible for all aspects of communications strategy for
the global news and business information company, including public relations,
media relations and internal communications.
Ms. Sherman will report to Dow Jones Chief Executive Officer Les Hinton. Her
appointment is effective March 29.
“The story of Dow Jones at the vanguard of the news business in the digital age
is only beginning to be told. Bethany will play a key role in communicating our
initiatives and successes as we invest in and improve core products such as The
Wall Street Journal,” Mr. Hinton said.
Ms. Sherman will join Dow Jones from The Nasdaq OMX Group, Inc. where she was
senior vice president for corporate communications over the past eight years. At
Nasdaq, she led the exchange’s global communications and reputation management
initiatives, including the OMX acquisition and other major events and programs.
Before Nasdaq, Ms. Sherman was a principal and chief client services officer for
Middleberg Euro RSCG, a New York City public relations firm. She is a member of
the steering committee for the Association for a Better New York and a graduate
of Boston College.
ABOUT DOW JONES
Dow Jones & Company (www.dowjones.com) is
a News Corporation company (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV;
www.newscorp.com) and a leading provider
of global news and business information. Its principal products include The Wall
Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch
and Dow Jones Indexes. Its Local Media Group operates community-based newspapers
and Web sites. Dow Jones also provides news content to television and radio
stations.
Contact:
Howard Hoffman
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
(609) 520-4765
Howard.Hoffman@dowjones.com