WSJ/Dow Jones finance reporting teams to integrate
Wall Street Journal managing editor Gerard Baker sent out the following email to staff on Tuesday: I’m delighted to announce a significant advance in the integration of Dow Jones Newswires and the Wall Street Journal. Over the next few weeks, the financial markets teams of Newswires will begin merging with the Money and […]
New WSJ managing editor introduces himself to staff
Joe Pompeo of Capital New York writes Monday about the meetings that new Wall Street Journal managing editor Gerard Baker has been having with his staff. Pompeo writes, “The second of those meetings was taking place today starting at 1:30, and not much news was made at the first, held Friday in an auditorium several […]
WSJ launches index of influential New Yorkers
The Wall Street Journal announced Monday the launch of NYIndex, an interactive, dynamically updating list of influential New Yorkers. Encompassing power players in all of the city’s major sectors, from finance to fashion, education to entertainment, and powered by real-time data from Factiva, one of the world’s most comprehensive databases of news, the NYIndex uses […]
WSJ London reporter moving to Moscow
Wall Street Journal Moscow bureau chief Greg White sent out the following staff announcement on Friday: We’re excited to announce that Paul Sonne will be joining the combined DJN/WSJ bureau in Moscow as a reporter in mid-March, covering the full range of wackiness that is known to locals as “Russian reality.” Paul is heading East […]
WSJ names new LA bureau chief
Gerard Baker, the managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following staff announcement on Wednesday afternoon: I’m delighted to announce that Ethan Smith is appointed Los Angeles bureau chief. Ethan is admirably qualified to take the helm of a bureau that is both the center of the global entertainment industry and the […]
WSJ reporters encouraged to writer shorter, funnier
Michael Calderone of The Huffington Post writes about how Wall Street Journal reporters are being encouraged to write shorter and funnier stories. Calderone writes, “National editor Jennifer Forsyth instructed colleagues this week to ‘please have your reporters who write primarily for usnews to please look for spot news, short sidebars and fun brites that could […]
WSJ seking New Delhi senior reporter
Wall Street Journal deputy managing editor Matt Murray sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: The New Delhi bureau is looking for a senior writer to focus on breaking news and enterprise features, focusing on the highest-impact articles for all channels. The range of the job is vast and its primary role is […]
A first look at the new WSJ. editor
Erik Maza of Women’s Wear Daily profiles Kristina O’Neill, the new editor of WSJ., the Wall Street Journal magazine. Maza writes, “She is the editor next door. Easy-going, with an all-American smile, she’s a 36-year-old wife and mother who lives in Brooklyn Heights. On weekends, you might spot her at Monty’s, a greasy pizzeria in […]
WSJ puts Journal Reports online
The Wall Street Journal announced Monday the debut of a full digital platform for Journal Reports, the franchise that has offered probing journalism in print for three decades. The new platform, now called Journal Report, integrates the traditional in-depth features of the print edition with the most experimental and interactive features of digital journalism to […]
WSJ makes changes in DC bureau
Wall Street Journal Washington bureau chief Jerry Seib sent out he following staff announcement: I’m happy to announce some shifts within the bureau, which will align us to better handle the rapidly changing world of Washington in the wake of the election. Some of these changes have been evolving for several weeks, and […]
