SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 14, 2003


                           DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Delaware                         1-7564                 13-5034940
  (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)  (I.R.S. Employer
   of incorporation)                                    Identification No.)

   200 Liberty Street, New York, New York                            10281
  (Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)

   Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (212) 416-2000







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Item 7.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

             The following exhibit is furnished pursuant to Item 12.

             99.1   Earnings press release issued October 14, 2003.


Item 12.      Results of Operations and Financial Condition

             On October 14, 2003, Dow Jones & Company issued a press
             release announcing the Company's results of operations for the
             third quarter ended September 30, 2003. A copy of this press
             release is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1.


             In accordance with General Instruction B.6 of Form 8-K, the
             information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including
             Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished under Item 12 and shall not
             be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
             Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") or otherwise
             subject to the liability of that section, nor shall such
             information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
             under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act,
             regardless of the general incorporation language of such
             filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
             reference in such filing.





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                                   SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                                  DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC.





Dated: October 14, 2003                          By:/s/Robert Perrine
                                                   ------------------------
                                                   Robert Perrine
                                                   Chief Accounting
                                                   Officer and Controller



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX





Exhibit No.      Description
- ----------       -----------

99.1             Earnings press release issued October 14, 2003.