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YELLOWBRIX ACQUIRES SCREAMING MEDIA FROM DOW JONES & COMPANY

Acquisition Enhances YellowBrix' Ability to Deliver Syndicated Business News and Information

Alexandria, Virginia (September 24, 2009) - YellowBrix, Inc., a provider of targeted industry news and business information services, today announced the acquisition of Screaming Media, a Dow Jones & Company Inc., property. Screaming Media is a provider of syndicated general and business news to internets and wireless services. After a thorough search and careful consideration for the right partner, Dow Jones selected YellowBrix, who will acquire product lines, customers and content services under the Screaming Media brand.

The YellowBrix acquisition of the Screaming Media business is the company's third acquisition in eight years. YellowBrix acquired iSynidcate in 2001, which expanded YellowBrix technology and content offerings, and acquired FluentMedia in 2004, to incorporate premium brand content into the YellowBrix portfolio.

"The acquisition of Screaming Media further complements the YellowBrix customer and content network," said Jeff Massa, President and Chief Executive Officer. "The acquisition further extends YellowBrix' reach into the corporate community, and will continue to strengthen our position as a leading provider of targeted business news and syndicated information solutions to the corporate market."

YellowBrix specializes in providing a solution that reduces the time needed to acquire, interpret and analyze time - sensitive market and business intelligence news and industry information on companies, people, products and reputation, enabling you to stay competitive. The variety of targeted content includes nationally recognized premium sources, industry-specific trade journals and critical business information, in addition to consumer content such as news, stocks, weather, sports and entertainment.

About YellowBrix, Inc.
YellowBrix is a leading provider of targeted, real-time news and business intelligence services. We provide a complete, single source solution of content analytics, content syndication and content management services. Our solutions reduce the time needed to acquire, interpret and analyze time-sensitive market and business intelligence news and industry information on companies, people, products and reputation, enabling you to stay competitive, make better decisions and increase your bottom line. YellowBrix is located in Alexandria, VA. For more information, please visit: www.yellowbrix.com.

About Dow Jones & Company
Dow Jones & Company is a News Corporation company. (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV; www.newscorp.com) Dow Jones is a leading provider of global business news and information services. Its Consumer Media Group publishes The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch and the Far Eastern Economic Review. Its Enterprise Media Group includes; Dow Jones Business & Relationship Intelligence, Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones Factiva, Dow Jones Client Solutions, Dow Jones Indexes and Dow Jones Financial Information Services. Its Local Media Group operates community-based information franchises. Dow Jones owns 50 percent of SmartMoney and 33 percent of STOXX Ltd. and provides news content to radio stations in the U.S.

If you would like more information or to schedule an interview with YellowBrix, please contact:

Thomas Hargis
YellowBrix, Inc.
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
(703) 519-1053
thargis@yellowbrix.com

Mary M. Taylor
YellowBrix, Inc.
Director, Marketing
(703) 519-1143
mtaylor@yellowbrix.com

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