House committee to hold hearing on how data released to biz media
A U.S. House panel will hold a hearing June 6 to examine a series of changes planned by the Department of Labor around its release of the U.S. jobs report and other key data to the business media. Geoffrey Rogow of Dow Jones Newswires writes, “The hearing is expected to examine the ‘politicization’ of data-release […]
WSJ to add Indonesia news site
The Wall Street Journal announced Tuesday its plans to launch a dedicated Indonesia news site as well as a mobile news reader in Bahasa in a move to further expand its local and digital platforms in Asia. The anticipated launch is the summer of this year. “Indonesia’s transformation—economic and democratic—has become a model for the developing […]
Dow Jones names ME for forex in Europe, Middle East and Africa
Gabriella Stern, a senior editor at Dow Jones Newswires, made the following staff announcement on Friday morning: We’re delighted to let you know that Jenny Paris has been named Managing Editor in charge of forex, fixed income and macroeconomics coverage for DJ FX Trader and Dow Jones Newswires in Europe, the Middle East & Africa. […]
Latour named Asia editor for Dow Jones Newswires
Almar Latour has been appointed editor-in-chief for Dow Jones Newswires in Asia, in addition to his responsibilities as editor-in-chief, Asia, of The Wall Street Journal, a position he has held since 2009. The appointment comes as editorial operations of Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal in Asia become a single news operation with […]
Dow Jones/WSJ editor leaves company
Jason Rogers, senior editor for Dow Jones Newswires in the Asia Pacific region, has left the company, according to an e-mail sent to the staff from Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson. The e-mail states, “We would like to thank Jason for 16 excellent years of service for Dow Jones in London and Singapore, […]
Changes made in WSJ/Dow Jones Chicago bureau
Jason Dean, the bureau chief of the joint Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires bureau in Chicago, sent out the following staff announcements on Thursday afternoon: We’re pleased to announce that Jon Ostrower has joined the bureau to cover Boeing and the commercial aerospace beat. Already one of the most prominent journalists in this sector, Jon […]
Financial journalists to follow in Twitter
Linette Lopez, Rob Wile and Simone Foxman of Business Insider have compiled a list of the 101 best finance people to follow on Twitter, and a number of them are business journalists. The list includes: Chris Adams, the markets editor for The Financial Times. “Knows what’s happening in the market as fast as anyone.” Charles […]
Dow Jones/WSJ seeking Southeast Asia bureau chief
Matt Murray, the international editor and deputy managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following open staff position on Thursday afternoon: Dow Jones Newswires and the Wall Street Journal are seeking a bureau chief for Southeast Asia, to marshal our combined resources and set the agenda for some of the most compelling, […]
WSJ/Dow Jones name Turkey bureau chief
Wall Street Journal international editor Matt Murray sent out the following staff announcement on Monday morning: We’re delighted to announce that Joe Parkinson has been named the Bureau Chief of our integrated Turkey bureau, a vital job in a fast-growing country that sits at the crossroads of Europe and the Middle East. In his new […]
DJ FX Trader looking for ME in London
Jim Pinsiero, deputy managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following e-mail on Wednesday: DJ FX Trader, a joint venture of Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal, is seeking a managing editor to lead our forex, fixed income and macroeconomics coverage in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The job […]
