Dow Jones Sees Drop in Q2

Second-quarter revenues for Dow Jones & Co’s newswires segment and overall business were down, although the electronic publishing division’s revenues were up, according to the company’s results, which were announced last week.

Revenues for Dow Jones Newswires, which is part of the Electronic Publishing Group, were down six percent from $55.9 million in the second quarter of 2002 to $52.5 million. The drop reflects a decline in the total number of Dow Jones Newswires terminals, which fell 12