L. Gordon Crovitz

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L. Gordon Crovitz

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Media | Internet

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Co-Founder: Journalism Online, LLC

Board of Directors: ProQuest, LLC

Advisor and Investor: Tracked.com

L. Gordon Crovitz is a former publisher of The Wall Street Journal. Crovitz was an executive executive vice-president of Dow Jones and helped start Dow Jones' Consumer Media Group. Under his leadership, "The Wall Street Journal Online" grew to more than 1 million paying subscribers, making it the largest subscription news site on the Web. He led numerous acquisitions, including those of MarketWatch.com, Private Equity Analyst and VentureOne. Crovitz received a bachelor's degree from the University

L. Gordon Crovitz is a former publisher of The Wall Street Journal. Crovitz was an executive executive vice-president of Dow Jones and helped start Dow Jones' Consumer Media Group.

Under his leadership, "The Wall Street Journal Online" grew to more than 1 million paying subscribers, making it the largest subscription news site on the Web. He led numerous acquisitions, including those of MarketWatch.com, Private Equity Analyst and VentureOne.

Crovitz received a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago and law degrees from the University of Oxford and Yale Law School.

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2/23/10:

Bill Chameides: Warming Is Unequivocal

Is the Wall Street Journal making like an ostrich and sticking its head in melting permafrost? If you haven't already, check out the editorial page from yesterday's Wall Street Journal. On it you'll find a spirited, one might say angry piece by L. Gordon Crovitz entitled "Climate Change and Open Science: ... - read more at Huffington Post

tags: Wall Street Journal

2/12/10:

This Week in Review: Google's Buzz buzz, Demand Media's plans, ...

[Every Friday, Mark Coddington sums up the week's top stories about the future of news and the debates that grew up around them. —Josh] Google Buzzes social media: For the second week in a row, the biggest story at the intersection of journalism and new media is an innovation by Google: This week, the ... - read more at Nieman Journalism Lab

tags: Google Demand Media McClatchy Facebook Financial Times Jeff Jarvis Financial Times Twitter Journalism Online David Parry Howard Weaver Richard Rosenblatt Steven Kydd

2/11/10:

Journalism Online's Crovitz: We encourage publishers to wade ...

eMediaVitals.com It's best to begin with conservative approaches that don't put many page views at risk, says Gordon Crovitz. "A publisher employing a metered model might begin by allowing users to see 20 articles for free before being asked to pay. Since few readers would be challenged in that case, ... - read more at Romenesko Blog

tags: Journalism Online

2/3/10:

See screen shots of Journalism Online's Press+

paidContent.org Also, read the latest memo to Journalism Online affiliates from Steve Brill and Gordon Crovitz. - read more at Romenesko Blog

tags: Journalism Online Steve Brill

2/2/10:

Journalism OnlineÂ¿ Pay System Getting Real

The Reader Revenue Platform is "just weeks away," Steven Brill and Gordon Crovitz tell publishers as 'The Intelligencer Journal-Lancaster New Era' becomes first confirmed newspaper ready to launch. - read more at Editor and Publisher

tags: Journalism Online Steven Brill

2/2/10:

Journalism Online's Private Beta Goes Public

Finally some clarity after months of mystery about possible affiliates and constant questions about whether Journalism Online is reality or vaporware. A private beta has been underway for weeks but JO founders Steve Brill and Gordon Crovitz declined until now to identify any of the affiliates taking ... - read more at Paidcontent.org

tags: Journalism Online PayPal NYT Steve Brill

12/9/09:

@ UBS Media Week: Crovitz: More Opportunities For Local Media ...

As newspapers decide where to draw the paywalls, local media might have an easier time of figuring it out, said Journalism Online's Gordon Crovitz. In a panel on local media at the UBS Media Week conference, Crovitz—somewhat apologetically—offered his company's sales pitch tailored to subject ... - read more at Paidcontent.org

tags: Journalism Online

11/24/09:

How Steve Brill Has Adjusted His Pay-For-News Pitch [Voices]

By Zachary M. Seward, Assistant Editor, Nieman Journalism Lab Because it's my job, I've followed pretty much everything Steve Brill has said in public about Journalism Online, the pay-for-news firm he launched in April with Gordon Crovitz and Leo Hindrey. From the start, they've been offering infrastructure ... - read more at All Things Digital

tags: Steve Brill Journalism Online

11/16/09:

Monday Round-up

On Sunday, L. Gordon Crovitz had an op-ed about Bilski v. Kappos in the The Wall Street Journal. The Newark Star-Ledger's editorial board is calling for eminent domain reform in New Jersey, citing Kelo v. New London as the main reason for reform. The New York Times has two opinion pieces on last week's ... - read more at SCOTUS Blog

tags: Wall Street Journal

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