Dow Jones senior VP Jones is departing

Brent Jones

Brent Jones, the senior vice president of training, culture and community at Dow Jones, is leaving the news organization. He is not part of the layoffs at The Wall Street Journal earlier this week.

The email announcement from chief people officer Dianne DeSevo:

Team,
I’m writing to share the news that Brent Jones has decided to leave Dow Jones to pursue other career interests.
Brent joined us 7 years ago and we are so grateful for his many contributions to the company. Some highlights include:
Introducing talent diversity partnerships for The Wall Street Journal and championing programs for Barron’s and MarketWatch. Specifically for WSJ, he designed the WSJ Trust Fellowship, WSJ Finance Reporting Fellowship, WSJ & Lehman Journo-Tech Program, News Corp Media Fellowship for Digital Innovation WSJ embed, and WSJ-Morgan State Business Journalism Exchange;
Designing a peer-to-peer learning program for The Wall Street Journal with more than 200 sessions annually; and
Expanding the HBCU Media Collective program his team launched in 2023 for Barron’s and MarketWatch to provide global exposure at five News Corp properties in the U.K.
Brent has graciously agreed to stay on until November 22 so that we can work together to ensure a smooth transition and business continuity. I will share an update later, including points of contact. If you have any questions in the meantime, feel free to reach out to me.
Most importantly, please join me in thanking Brent for his leadership throughout the years and wishing him continued success!

Dianne

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.