What is Dow Jones NewsPlus?
NewsPlus is a convenient way to access the top stories, analysis and commentary from Dow Jones News Service. It is available as a free enhancement for Dow Jones News Service subscribers.
How do I get NewsPlus?
NewsPlus is being made available through a variety of market data vendors including Thomson Financial, Moneyline Telerate, SunGard, Communicator Inc, NewsWare and Wall Street Source. Many other vendors of Dow Jones News Service have plans to add Dow Jones NewsPlus in coming months. To keep up with the growing list of vendors, go to the registration page on this site and sign up for e-mail alerts when new vendors are added. You can also call your market data vendor and ask them to add Dow Jones NewsPlus to your market data platform.
Does Dow Jones NewsPlus replace the scrolling headlines on a market data terminal?
No, NewsPlus has been designed as a companion product to the Dow Jones News Service. It is meant to organize important content from Dow Jones News Service, not replace scrolling headlines.
What percentage of Dow Jones News Service content is included?
The top stories of the day, about 100, along with major analysis and commentary pieces are displayed in the two center columns. Using the search functions and Key Contents, all Dow Jones News Service stories are available for up to 30 days on the Dow Jones hosted web site and for 90 to 180 days on Thomson platforms, depending on the user's authorization.
Can someone get Dow Jones NewsPlus if they don't subscribe to Dow Jones News Service?
No, you must be a subscriber to Dow Jones News Service to access Dow Jones NewsPlus.
What is the delay between a story appearing in the scrolling headlines on a market data terminal and the same story being displayed on DJNewsPlus?
Editors try to get major stories posted within five minutes; others can take longer.
How much of content from The Wall Street Journal, Barron's and SmartMoney that is in Dow Jones News Service, appears on Dow Jones NewsPlus?
All of The Wall Street Journal, Barron's and SmartMoney content that runs on Dow Jones News Service is available on Dow Jones NewsPlus.
Are other Dow Jones Newswires going to be available in the NewsPlus format?
There will be other versions of NewsPlus. European equities version is due in the fall, as is a version for North American wealth managers. A money (fixed income and foreign exchange) version is under study.
What types of content will be excluded from Dow Jones NewsPlus?
If content appears on the Dow Jones News Service, it may be used by the editors of Dow Jones NewsPlus. It is the editors' judgment as to which stories appear on the front page of NewsPlus.
How often are the top stories changed?
Top stories are changed when there are new developments or stories that are more important.
What are the top 5 benefits of Dow Jones NewsPlus for subscribers of Dow Jones News Service?
1. A quick summary of what's important, available anytime.
2. Spotlight on the best analysis and commentary.
3. Links to key contents without using codes.
4. Keyword search (on the Dow Jones hosted Web site)
5. Integrated into the user's workflow.
What version of MS Explorer is required for NewsPlus?
Version 5.5 or better is recommended.
Can you search for articles using the Dow Jones coding system?
Yes, you can search the full Dow Jones News Service database on the Dow Jones hosted Web site for up to 30 days or 1,000 stories. You can do the same thing on ILX, for up to at least 90 days, but not in the Dow Jones NewsPlus window.
Does the screen refresh automatically and is there a refresh button?
The screen does not refresh automatically. To refresh it, click on the Dow Jones NewsPlus logo, or the word Update on the right of the red tap at the top, or use the browser's refresh button (available with a right click on ILX).
Can Dow Jones Dow Jones NewsPlus be the home page in a browser?
Yes. For ILX, it is in the instructions on this web site under ILX. On Internet Explorer, it is the usual way.
How do you get back to the ILX "main page"?
It is a separate window.
For more information about Dow Jones Newswires, go to www.djnewswires.com or call 800-223-2274.
