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WSJ newsroom restructures, cuts bureau chiefs

January 29, 2025

Posted by Chris Roush

Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following on Tuesday:

Dear All,

Today we are announcing a new structure for Business, Finance & Economics under Marie Beaudette. We’re also making changes to how we cover the needs of consumers. As a result, Life & Work will no longer be a standalone coverage area. 

These changes are in the service of delivering distinctive stories to our readers. We’re uniting reporters and editors with related beats on larger teams in a simpler structure, and giving everyone a mandate to think ambitiously and to be flexible. I want this whole coverage area moving as one to tackle the biggest stories on our core subjects, in all the ways our audiences need.

The Business, Finance & Economics coverage area will have seven teams. 

  • Economics: The Federal Reserve and the macroeconomy of the U.S., labor markets, regional economics, local finance and real estate. Tammy Audi continues her excellent work overseeing this team.

  • Corporate: A new group that combines manufacturing, autos, aviation, retail, food, agriculture, and the consumer-focused coverage of Life & Work. We are seeking a leader for this team.

  • Wall Street & Markets: A group that combines our flagship bureaus on financial markets, banking and the wider financial-services industry, and personal finance. I’m pleased to announce that Amol Sharma will lead this group as Financial Editor.

  • Tech & Media: A new group that combines big tech, personal tech, media and entertainment. We are seeking a leader for this team.

  • Energy: Chris Matthews has led U.S. energy coverage with distinction, and we are adding to his portfolio the big energy companies, the energy transition, climate, commodities, energy markets and energy policy.

  • Commentary & Analysis: Our voices on business, finance and economics—including Heard on the Street and columnists—will sit together in a new group overseen by David Reilly, who has deep experience as a former Heard editor and whisperer of financial columnists. 

  • Europe Business & Finance:  As I announced earlier this month, Alex Frangos now leads a team of reporters with a wide remit to seek out distinctive and consequential stories in the region and beyond.

Two senior editors will be responsible for coordinating coverage across all the teams  and working with other coverage areas:

  • An Enterprise editor for business, finance & economics will shepherd big stories across the group in conjunction with Bruce Orwall’s team. One of our premier big-story editors, Marcelo Prince, will take on this role.

  • A Live Markets & breaking news editor will steer our daily live-coverage offering and big breaking news stories in conjunction with David Crow’s team. We are recruiting for this position.

 Dylan Scott, who has been the audience strategist working with Marie on finance, will be dedicated to the wider group. Dylan reports to the Head of Audience. 

Life & Work will be a bureau focused on the needs of consumers in careers & management, travel & leisure, and wellness. It will be managed by a Life & Work bureau chief who will report to the Corporate editor. The reporters covering personal tech will sit with Tech & Media and personal finance with Wall Street & Markets. The Education team will move to National Affairs under Jennifer Levitz. We’re recruiting for a Life & Work bureau chief.

These changes mean that there will be a reduction in the number of bureau chiefs who were part of the Life & Work coverage area. I acknowledge this is a difficult time for those who are directly affected.

The changes create new opportunities, and I encourage journalists from around the newsroom to apply at wsj.jobs

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