When WSJ reporter Gershkovich was arrested
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich recounts in an excerpt of his new book about his arrest in Russia. Gershkovich writes, “My mouth went dry. I knew it was pointless, but words began pouring out of me in a hoarse whisper. I explained that I was working on a story about Russia’s military production, that in my […]
The Information seeks an Israel bureau chief
The Information is looking for a senior reporter to open our first bureau in Israel and own our coverage of the country’s technology industry as our Bureau Chief. This is a unique opportunity to build a bureau from scratch at a publication with the reach and resources to back it. The Bureau Chief will shape […]
WSJ/Dow Jones Newswires hires Wilkins as Middle East reporter
Joseph Wilkins has been hired as a reporter for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal covering markets, finance and energy across the Middle East. Based in Doha, his reporting focuses on equities, private markets, cryptocurrencies, and corporate developments across the region. Wilkins previously held roles across financial journalism at CNBC, FT Adviser and […]
Dow Jones Newswires seeks a senior markets reporter in Singapore
Dow Jones Newswires seeks a dynamic and experienced journalist to cover markets in the Asia-Pacific region. This Singapore-based role positions you on the front lines of our real-time operations, putting some of the biggest markets news of the day—from multibillion-dollar swings in equities to coordinated currency intervention—in your hands. An important focus will be cryptocurrencies […]
Reuters taps Slodkowski as UN bureau chief
Reuters has named Antoni Slodkowski as its United Nations bureau chief He has been the chief politics and general news correspondent in China at Reuters for the past three years. He previously was a Tokyo correspondent, based in Japan, for the Financial Times. Slodkowski previously was at Reuters for 11 years, most recently as acting deputy bureau […]
Bloomberg makes changes in UK, sports biz coverage
Bloomberg News chief content officer Heather Harris, head of media editorial Dave Merritt and EMEA editorial lead Jackie Simmons sent out the following on Monday: We’re excited to announce three new assignments across digital, the UK and Business of Sports. *Vic Wakely, our first UK National Editor who masterminded the launch of Bloomberg UK more […]
WSJ hires Gambrell as deputy Middle East bureau chief
The Wall Street Journal has hired Jon Gambrell as deputy Middle East bureau chief. Gambrell has been the news director for the Gulf and Iran for The Associated Press. He has reported from each of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Iran and other locations across the world since joining the AP in 2006. He previously worked for […]
Why CNBC closed its Hong Kong operation
David Powell of GeoSirius writes about the reasons behind CNBC shutting its Hong Kong operation. Powell writes, “Hong Kong’s media environment has faced intense operational headwinds over the past few years. CNBC’s withdrawal doesn’t stand alone. Major international institutions have been quietly downsizing or relocating their main Asian bases for a while now. “Consider what happened […]
Morningstar seeks an editorial manager in Japan
Morningstar is one of the most trusted brands for investing data, analysis and information delivered to individual investors, advisors, and industry professionals around the globe. The mission of the Editorial team at Morningstar is to help investors meet their financial goals, and our coverage of investing and the markets is through that lens. That means […]
HK court convicts WSJ publisher for deterring reporter from union role
A Hong Kong court convicted the publisher of the Wall Street Journal of deterring a reporter from taking up a trade union role, reports Danny Vincent of The Guardian. Vincent reports, “The newspaper dismissed Selina Cheng just weeks after she was appointed chair of the Hong Kong Journalist Association (HKJA) in 2024. She was told at the time her […]
