WSJ’s “Heard on the Street” names Europe editors
David Reilly and Liam Denning, co-deputy editors of The Wall Street Journal “Heard on the Street” feature, sent out the following staff promotions on Wednesday: We are happy to announce some important moves in Heard on the Street’s European team. Helen Thomas becomes Heard’s new Europe editor, based in London. She joined in March […]
WSJ reporter El-Ghobashy moving to Egypt
Tamer El-Ghobashy, a Wall Street Journal reporter in New York, is moving to Cairo soon to become a Middle East correspondent for the paper. El-Ghobashy tells Talking Biz News that he will be based in Cairo and will start on or about Oct. 15. “I will be covering the political transition in Egypt with our […]
Institutional Investor is the new softball king
Institutional Investor’s Tom Lamont, who is an editor in its newsletter operation and who has worked for the business news operation for more than 30 years, filed this report about it winning the New York Media Softball League championship on Sunday. Institutional Investor beat High Times 12-6 in the championship game after defeating Forbes in […]
WSJ dethroned as NY media softball champs; Institutional Investor new champs
The Wall Street Journal, which had won four consecutive New York Media Softball League championships, have been dethroned. The Journal was shut out 6-0 in the semifinals on Sunday by High Times, which had lost to the Journal in the 2012 championship game. The championship could remain within the business journalism ranks, however. In the […]
Two biz journalists leaving WSJ/Dow Jones London bureau
Two prominent financial journalists left the Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires operations in London on Friday. Nicholas Hastings was a senior correspondent for Dow Jones Newswires, as well as a host of “News Hub GMT,” a a 20-minute video show on WSJ.com. He has written about foreign exchange for more than 25 years. Martin Essex […]
WSJ reporter Neumann moving to Madrid
Richard Boudreaux, the Madrid bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following staff announcement on Thursday: I am happy to announce that Jeannette Neumann, a reporter on the Journal’s New York-based Money & Investing staff for the past three years, will join the Madrid bureau starting in October. She will cover Spanish […]
WSJ Asia editor says goodbye
Mariko Sanchanta, a senior Asia editor for The Wall Street Journal who is joining the Burson-Marsteller public relations firm in Hong Kong as a managing director, sent a goodbye email to her colleagues on Thursday. Sanchanta wrote: Tomorrow is my last day at the WSJ. I’m extremely grateful to have worked alongside such intelligent, driven […]
WSJ names new politics and economy editor for Europe, Middle East and Africa
Thorold Barker, the editor of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: We are delighted to announce that Dagmar Aalund is appointed Politics and Economy Editor, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Based in London, the newly-created position will ensure that our […]
WSJ names new reporters for corporate team
Wall Street Journal corporate bureau chief Andrew Dowell sent out the following staff promotions on Monday morning: We’re pleased to announce a number of additions to the newly integrated Corporate Bureau. The additions fill recently vacated positions, reflect our merger with Newswires and follow a realignment of the WSJ’s retail coverage. Paul Ziobro joins […]
WSJ editor in Asia headed to PR firm
Mariko Sanchanta, a senior Asia editor for The Wall Street Journal, is joining the Burson-Marsteller public relations firm in Hong Kong as a managing director, reports Benjamin Li of Campaign Asia. Li reports, “Sanchanta has held her post in Hong Kong since July 2011, responsible for corporate coverage across Asia. “A financial journalist editor and […]
