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Evan Gershkovich

The following was sent to all Wall Street Journal staff:

Dear Colleagues,

You are no doubt aware that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been unjustly arrested in Russia. Evan is an esteemed, principled journalist and colleague, and has sought to keep the world well informed during a particularly troubled period.

We are obviously pursuing all possible avenues, public and beyond, to secure Evan’s release in coordination with the Dow Jones team, led by Emma Tucker and Almar Latour. Dow Jones and the Journal are also in close communication with Evan’s family and providing needed support.

The note below from the Journal’s Standards and Ethics editor Emma Moody provides useful background material on Evan, his important work and meaningful ways in which you can contribute. We are all committed to securing Evan’s release.


A Message from Emma Moody

Dear all,

Thank you for the outpouring of support you have shown for Evan and his family. Please continue to use social media to amplify Evan’s story and his reporting.

We encourage you to use the phrase “I stand with Evan” and the hashtag #istandwithevan as a standalone tweet or in your retweets.

We have lifted the WSJ paywall on all coverage and updates pertaining to Evan as well as his previous reporting. Please share this message widely and encourage your networks to share Evan’s stories, and this remarkable profile, written by Joe Parkinson and Drew Hinshaw.

Additionally, we encourage you to download this folder, which includes icons and assets you can add to your social media profiles to help keep Evan top of mind and show a united front. These can also be shared with family and friends outside Dow Jones.

Other items to amplify:

Some suggested sharing language:

Please read and feel free to share our article about Evan Gershkovich of The Wall Street Journal, the distinguished U.S. journalist unjustly detained by Russia.

www.wsj.com/articles/wsj-reporter-evan-gershkovich-detained-russia-cd03b0f3

Please also see these avatars and assets, which can be added to your social-media pages.

#IStandWithEvan.

Messaging guidelines

As a reminder here are a few other things to remember as we strive to keep attention focused on Evan:

  • Stay positive and highlight Evan’s work
  • It’s great to share personal anecdotes about Evan as a colleague
  • Keep the focus on Evan and avoid statements about Russia or politics
  • WSJ social media guidelines still apply

Thank you again for all you’re doing. And please let me know if you have ideas or questions.

Best,

Emma

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.

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