Dow Jones & Company 2003 Advertising Linage Percentage Increases -Decreases- from 2002.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2003

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        Dow Jones & Company 2003 Advertising Linage Percentage
                    Increases (Decreases) from 2002

                                       March            1st Quarter
                                  Actual  Per Issue  Actual  Per Issue
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
  General                         (13.2)                2.5
  Technology                      (25.8)              (28.5)
  Financial                       (49.5)              (37.5)
  Classified & Other                6.0                15.3
  Total                           (20.0)     (20.0)   (11.0)    (11.0)



THE WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE(1)  14.1        8.7     22.1      20.2

THE ASIAN WALL STREET JOURNAL(2)    8.5        3.3      5.6       3.8

OTTAWAY NEWSPAPERS, INC.(3)
(excludes preprints)
   Daily                           (4.5)               (0.5)
   Non-Daily                       (9.0)                3.1
   Total                           (5.2)                0.1

BARRON'S - Nat'l Advertising Pages(13.2)     (30.6)   (17.3)    (23.7)


Number of Issues:                  2003       2002     2003      2002

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL             21         21       62        62

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE      21         20       63        62

THE ASIAN WALL STREET JOURNAL       21         20       61        60

BARRON'S                             5          4       13        12

(1) Excludes barter
(2) Excludes barter and regional advertising
(3) Excludes acquisitions and divestitures