The trade publication that broke the S&L scandal story

Rob Wells is a PhD student at the University of Maryland and a former business journalist for the Associated Press and Dow Jones Newswires. His paper, “A Strong Sense of Outrage: Stan Strachan, The National Thrift News and The Savings and Loan Crisis,” recently won first place in the student division for history for AEJMC, […]

Maya Jackson Randall remembered by her editor

Maya Jackson Randall, one of my star reporters at the Dow Jones Newswires/Wall Street Journal Washington bureau, died this week after a long fight with leukemia. Just 33 years old, Maya possessed a remarkable blend of dignity, calm and determination. All of us who knew her feel a great loss this week. (The photo is […]