Zynga blocks media from annual meeting
Ian Sherr of The Wall Street Journal reports that business reporters were shut out of Zynga’s annual meeting on Tuesday. Sherr writes, “A day after announcing massive job cuts and the closure of multiple satellite offices, Jeffrey Schmidt, a legal counsel for the company, declined to let a Wall Street Journal reporter into the company’s […]
WSJ names new retail reporter
Wall Street Journal corporate bureau chief Andrew Dowell sent out the following staff promotion on Tuesday morning: I’m pleased to announce that Suzanne Kapner has joined the Corporate Bureau to cover retail. She takes over our coverage of department stores like Macy’s and Penney, specialty retailers like Gap and J Crew, and apparel companies like […]
WSJ names deputy tech editor
Wall Street Journal technology editor Jonathan Krim sent out the following staff promotion on Tuesday morning: I am delighted to announce that Brian Fitzgerald has been named a deputy technology editor, based in the New York office. In this newly created role, Brian will be primarily responsible for expanding the technology bureau’s multi-platform digital presence, outreach […]
Knox named editor of CFO Journal
Noelle Knox, a business journalist who has worked for Bloomberg News and the Associated Press, has been named the editor of CFO Journal, a Wall Street Journal product. Knox’s first day will be June 17, at the CFO Network 2013 in Washington, D.C. Knox has just finished a stint as a visiting professor of business journalism at Louisiana […]
Reuters hires Southern Europe bureau chief from WSJ
Reuters managing editor Paul Ingrassia and Editor of Europe, Middle East and Africa Michael Stott sent out the following hiring announcement on Monday: We are pleased to announce that a distinguished Reuters alumna, Alessandra Galloni, is rejoining the company as Southern Europe Bureau Chief and Enterprise Editor at Large this fall. Based in Rome, Alessandra […]
Criticizing the gestation period of a llama
Dean Starkman of the Columbia Journalism Review has an excerpt from Ann Davis Vaughan, a former Wall Street Journal reporter that is a contribution to Ink Stained: Essays By the Columbia University Graduate Journalism Class of 1992, edited by JJ Hornblass, Michele Turk, and Tom Vogel. The book is self-published and on sale today at […]
The world’s most influential tech columnist
Peter High of Forbes.com interviewed Wall Street Journal tech columnist Walter Mossberg about his column, which began in 1991. Here is an excerpt: Peter High: Walt, I wanted to begin with the genesis of your journey. Your educational training is in journalism. You were at the Wall Street Journal for 18 years covering national and […]
A look inside the WSJ Profile app
Nick Summers of TheNextWeb.com writes about WSJ Profile, The Wall Street Journal‘s new product that aims to take business away from LinkedIn. Summers writes, “It looks awfully similar to LinkedIn, which is perhaps not surprising given The Wall Street Journal’s business-focused readership. “It’s also worth noting that this isn’t just a revamped account system for avid […]
WSJ names Heron editor for emerging media
Dow Jones & Co. executive editor Almar Latour sent out the following job promotions: We’re delighted to announce that Liz Heron is promoted to Editor, Emerging Media, for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones. In this newly created role, Liz will unite the social media and mobile journalism staff into one team, with an […]
Dow Jones CEO Fenwick’s comments at analyst meeting
Here are the comments made by Dow Jones & Co. CEO Lex Fenwick about The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones products at News Corp.’s investor relations day Tuesday: We’re building a platform. We’re no longer a place where you come and read the news. When you come and read your news and look at […]
