SABEW selects 25 journalists for Goldschmidt program
The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing selected 25 business journalists for the 2024 Goldschmidt Fellowship data immersion workshop taking place March 3-7 in Washington, D.C. During the five-day program, the fellows will interact with representatives from governmental and non-governmental agencies that produce the data that business journalists use every day. These sessions expand […]
WSJ seeks a US economy bureau chief
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an experienced editor to lead our coverage of the U.S. economy. As U.S. Economy Bureau Chief, you’ll manage a team of reporters covering the U.S. economy and Federal Reserve at a pivotal time. Unemployment, spending and inflation data all tell us that the economy is in good shape. […]
WSJ EIC Tucker: Job openings for those laid off in DC
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following on Monday: Dear all, The restructuring that we announced last week in the Washington bureau has been difficult, I know, to many of you across our newsroom—especially to those who worked closely on many stories over many years with those who were directly impacted by […]
WSJ seeks an economics reporter in Houston
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a reporter to cover the economy in the western U.S. The U.S. economy is a hodgepodge of regions, cities, states, neighborhoods. To understand it, we need to be talking to the people, business owners and government officials who live in them. We’re looking for a reporter who, guided […]
WSJ seeks an economics reporter in Atlanta
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a reporter to cover the economy in the eastern U.S. The U.S. economy is a hodgepodge of regions, cities, states, neighborhoods. To understand it, we need to be talking to the people, business owners and government officials who live in them. We’re looking for a reporter who, guided […]
WSJ seeks an economics reporter in New York
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a reporter to cover the U.S. economy. There’s never been a more fascinating – or important – time to cover this boundless topic. Unemployment, spending and inflation data all tell us that the economy is in good shape. The people living in it say otherwise. There are countless […]
WSJ deputy economics editor Morath departs
Eric Morath, the deputy economics editor at The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following to his colleagues: Dear Friends, Today was my last day at The Wall Street Journal. It has been a true honor to work with such talented journalists. I’ll miss you dearly. It was a dream come true to work here. […]
Economics reporter Harrison among the WSJ layoffs
Wall Street Journal reporter David Harrison was among the layoffs in the Washington bureau. He had been at the paper since May 2015 and covered the Federal Reserve and the economy. Harrison previously was a contributor to The Economist and a staff writer for Congressional Quarterly. He also worked as a reporter for the Roanoke Times in […]
Economics reporter Omeokwe among the WSJ layoffs
Wall Street Journal economics reporter Amara Omeokwe was among the layoffs in the Washington bureau on Thursday. Before joining the Journal in 2019, she was at “Morning Edition,” NPR’s flagship morning program. Previously, she worked for Time Warner Cable News in North Carolina as a video journalist/reporter covering general assignment and breaking news stories. Omeokwe shot, wrote, narrated […]
How China censors bad economic news
Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu of The New York Times write about how the Chinese government censors bad economics news. Wakabayashi and Fu write, “Mr. Xiao, the research scientist, said he started noticing in the latter half of 2023 that Chinese censors were quicker to take down many financial news articles. Among them: a December article on […]
