Morningstar seeks a markets reporter in Toronto
Morningstar.com seeks an experienced financial journalist for a reporter position on our Canada editorial team. Our mission at Morningstar is to help investors meet their financial goals, and our coverage of investing and the markets is through that lens. That means putting the day-to-day noise of the markets into context while educating investors about the […]
FT names Lewis its Tokyo bureau chief
The Financial Times has appointed Leo Lewis as its new Tokyo bureau chief, responsible for overseeing the FT’s coverage of one of Asia’s most important economies. Lewis was previously Asia business editor, writing a popular weekly column. Over many years in Tokyo he has been a prolific documenter of corporate Japan during times of significant […]
Russian arrest footage shows Gershkovich conducting journalism
The Russian Federal Security Service, FSB, released heavily edited video and audio recordings of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich that it said, “proved” the espionage activities in Russia but show journalism being practiced, reports William Echols of Voice of America. Echols reports, “The recordings provide no evidence Gershkovich committed any crime or was involved in espionage. […]
Bloomberg hires WSJ’s Purnell to cover tech in Hong Kong
Bloomberg News has hired Newley Purnell to cover technology in Hong Kong. He has been at The Wall Street Journal covering tech across Asia, with an emphasis on U.S. “titans’ battles” in global markets. Prior to joining the Journal, Purnell was with Bloomberg BNA working as a special correspondent covering business and economic issues in Southeast Asia. Before that, […]
Zhao hired as deputy ME for CNBC International
Christina Zhao has been hired as deputy managing editor of CNBC International, based in the Singapore bureau. Previously, Zhao worked as politics editor for NBC News, based in New York. Zhao was also a senior editor at Newsweek, where she also worked as a deputy news editor and news reporter, covering China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, […]
Putin to consider Gershkovich interview request
The Kremlin is ready to consider Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s request for an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin if such is received, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists. A TASS story states, “The Kremlin official was asked to comment on a Wall Street Journal report that Gershkovich asked for an interview with […]
How the Gershkovich negotiations ended
A group of Wall Street Journal reporters have reported and written a detailed story about the negotiations involved in the release of Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Joe Parkinson, Drew Hinshaw, Bojan Pancevski and Aruna Viswanatha write, “Ella knew a trade was imminent when she went back to meet with Sullivan and noticed the national security […]
WSJ’s Tucker, Latour statement on Gershkovich
Wall Street Journal publisher and Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour and Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following on Thursday on the release of reporter Evan Gershkovich: Evan is free and on his way home. He was released today in a multilateral prisoner exchange that took place in Ankara, Turkey, along with […]
WSJ’s Gershkovich is being released
Russia is releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan as part of a major prisoner swap with the U.S., report Jennifer Jacobs and Cagan Koc of Bloomberg News. Jacobs and Koc report, “Further details of the exchange weren’t immediately available. The US has been in extensive talks to achieve the release of […]
Winters named team lead of Bloomberg Asia wealth
Patrick Winters has been named team leader heading Bloomberg’s team of journalists covering billionaires and money flows in Asia. He has been a finance reporter in Zurich and an editor in Singapore since joining Bloomberg in July 2017. Winters also worked at Airfinance Journal and Mergermarket. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Bristol […]
