Article: media notes; Dow Jones cuts 97 electronic pub jobs.(Business Media)(Dow Jones and Company Inc.)(Brief Article)

Dow Jones & Co. last month announced the cutting of 97 positions in its electronic publishing business, two days after it completed its $528 million acquisition of MarketWatch. "MarketWatch From Dow Jones'' will operate side by side with wsj.com, The Wall Street Journal's Web site. MarketWatch Chairman-COO Larry Kramer will serve as a consultant to Dow Jones to support postmerger integration efforts and new-product development projects.

Blackstone, Krakoff to work on deals

The Blackstone Group, a global investment company, announced it has entered into an agreement with Robert Krakoff, former Advanstar chairman-CEO, to acquire b-to-b media companies. ...

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