Newly Created Role to Focus on Expanding Factiva's Leading Market Position

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones & Company has appointed David Chivers vice president, Factiva products. Mr. Chivers will have global responsibility for the strategy, development and management of the Dow Jones Factiva product portfolio and for Wall Street Journal Professional Edition offerings in the enterprise. In this newly created position, he will focus on expanding Factiva's leading market position by engaging with customers to elicit feedback that drives product enhancement and fuels revenue growth.

Prior to this appointment, Mr. Chivers was executive director of WSJ.com and new products for The Wall Street Journal Digital Network, where he oversaw product development initiatives including mobile, social media and community, commerce, and email newsletters. Before joining The Wall Street Journal, he was director of online audience development for Meredith Corporation, where he was responsible for online audience management for the company's Web properties.

"Dow Jones is committed to delivering on its promise of innovating based on customer feedback and market demand," said Scott Schulman, president, corporate markets, Dow Jones & Company. "We are continuing to make a significant investment in the Factiva platform and David's product management experience and unique customer focus will be key in driving the future for this service."

Mr. Chivers will be based in Princeton, New Jersey. He holds a bachelor's degree in English & Anthropology from Central College, a master's degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from Roosevelt University and an M.B.A from the University of Iowa.

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About Dow Jones Factiva

Dow Jones Factiva brings together more than 28,000 leading news and business sources from more than 159 countries and in 23 languages providing both a global view and local perspective for a complete information landscape. With flexible information solutions, Dow Jones Factiva can power intelligent workflow applications, drive collaboration among teams and filter business-driving news across the organization.

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 and MarketWatch. Through its Local Media Group, Dow Jones operates community-based newspapers and Web sites. Dow Jones also provides news content to television and radio stations.

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