Ferek joins business and policy team in WSJ DC bureau

Katy Stech Ferek has joined the business and policy reporting team in The Wall Street Journal’s D.C. bureau, where she’ll cover general assignment news with a focus on China, national security and foreign investment. She covered corporate and personal bankruptcy for the paper since 2011. Prior to that, she covered business news for The Charleston […]

WSJ seeks a senior markets reporter in London

The Wall Street Journal seeks a London­-based senior reporter who loves exploring the intricacies of financial markets and wants to share stories with the Journal’s two million­-plus readers from one of the most exciting cities on earth. The job involves real­-time explanation of markets and the people who drive them. It also involves producing journalistic […]

WSJ seeks an economics reporter in DC

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a reporter to help cover the U.S. economy as part of a team in the nation’s capital. This beat involves a wide range of market-sensitive news in a fast-paced environment. Speed, accuracy and enthusiasm for business and economics reporting are essential. The reporter will report, explain, analyze and bring […]

WSJ hires Ostroff to cover markets in London

The Wall Street Journal has hired Caitlin Ostroff to cover markets in its London bureau. Ostroff most recently was a data reporter at The Miami Herald. She previously interned at The Journal in New York and at CNN on its investigations team. She also interned at The Herald and at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Ostroff is a […]

Ex-The Real Deal editor Maurer joining CFO Journal

Mark Maurer, a former reporter and editor for New York real estate publication The Real Deal and current Knight-Bagehot fellow at Columbia University, will head to the Wall Street Journal as a reporter for CFO Journal. Maurer begins his new role next week. At The Real Deal, he reported on New York City real estate, […]

WSJ’s “Heard on the Street” seeks a columnist

What better role is there in financial journalism than writing for The Wall Street Journal’s Heard on the Street? Heard is the Journal’s home for financial analysis and commentary. It’s a global team that writes sophisticated, quick and sharp commentary on markets, companies and economies. We question conventional wisdom and dig deeply into the numbers […]

WSJ hires Ansari to cover U.S. news

The Wall Street Journal has hired Talal Ansari to cover U.S. news. Ansari has been at BuzzFeed since January 2015 as a national general assignment reporter with a daily beat focus on the Muslim American experience and proliferation of hate crimes in the U.S. He previously worked as a fact checker at The Nation. He […]

Chamber of Commerce ends contract after WSJ investigation

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce reviewed cell phone records and ended a contract with a top consultant after the Wall Street Journal detailed the pricey perks enjoyed by chief executive Tom Donohue, reports Daniel Lippman of Politico. Lipman reports, “The lobby group canceled Collamore’s contract after checking his cell phone records and determining that he had spoken […]

Cole named executive producer of The Journal podcast

Anthony Galloway, global head of video and audio at The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement on Friday: Colleagues, I’m very excited to announce that Jarrard Cole has been elevated to deputy head of audio for the Wall Street Journal and executive producer of The Journal podcast. The forthcoming addition of our new […]

Peaple leaves WSJ’s “Heard on the Street” team

  Andrew Peaple has left The Wall Street Journal, where he was Asia editor for the paper’s “Heard on the Street” column. He has 16 years experience at the Journal, including stints in London, Beijing and Hong Kong, and is available for freelancing and speaking events and is now based in London. Peaple started at […]