WSJ Sunday turns 14

David Crook, the editor of The Wall Street Journal Sunday, writes about the section’s 14th birthday and the gains it has made in the past year. Crook writes, “Despite all of the cuts you hear or read about in newspapers these days, Sunday Journal in the last year has added new writers and features, such […]

WSJ’s “Heard on the Street” looking for Asia editor, tech columnist

The Wall Street Journal‘s “Heard on the Street” department is looking for two new staffers — an Asia editor to be based in Hong Kong and a tech columnist to be based in New York. In an email to the staff, co-deputy editoers David Reilly and Liam Denning write, “Please feel free to forward to […]

Oyama has left the Wall Street Journal building

David Oyama of The Wall Street Journal corporate news desk sent out the following to the news staff on Wednesday: I’ve read a lot of these notes over the years, and now it’s my turn to say thanks and farewell on my last day for the privilege of working with you for more than 20 […]

Manjoo hired to write WSJ tech column

Wall Street Journal technology editor Jonathan Krim sent out the following staff hire announcement on Wednesday: We are thrilled to announce that long-time technology writer Farhad Manjoo is joining the Wall Street Journal as a columnist writing about tech companies, people, issues, products and trends. Manjoo, who currently writes for Slate and Fast Company magazine, […]

WSJ names Cummins its business editor for Europe

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 announced that Chip Cummins is appointed Business Editor, Europe. Based in London with a local team of writers and editors, Chip will oversee corporate coverage […]

Wall Street Journal readies website redesign

Edward Roussel, who joined Dow Jones this past June as head of consumer product, speaks with the Dow Jones newsletter The Lead about the redesign of WSJ.com and data-driven journalism. Here is an excerpt: Tell us what the WSJ.com facelift will look like. ER: The biggest single change since the last overhaul of the website in […]

WSJ names two deputy biz editors, senior tech editor

Wall Street Journal business editor Dennis Berman sent out the following staff announcements on Tuesday: Please join in congratulating Marcelo Prince and Lex Kaptik in their new official roles as Deputy Business Editors of the combined Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires. As many of you know from working directly with them, Marcelo and […]

Is the WSJ guilty of plagiarism?

Dylan Byers and Hadas Gold of Politico write about allegations of plagiarism levied by Daniel Flynn, a conservative author and columnist, against The Wall Street Journal. Byers and Gold write, “What followed was a battle between Flynn and the Journal that ultimately resulted in Flynn publicly accusing the Journal and author Max Boot — a […]

WSJ/Dow Jones names editor overseeing global banks

Dow Jones Newswires executive editor Almar Latour sent out the following email to the staff: I’m pleased to announce that Nell Henderson is appointed Editor, Global Central Banks. In this new role, she will oversee an expansion in central banks coverage for DJX, our new specialized real-time digital news service, and The Journal. Nell joined […]

WSJ names editors for real-time news desk

Wall Street Journal real-time news editor Steve Wisnefski sent out the following staff appointments: We are pleased to announce the appointment of editors leading coverage of world, finance, and business news on the Real-Time News Desk. These New York-based editors will help drive breaking news coverage in close coordination with news desks and bureau chiefs […]