Russian court sentences WSJ’s Gershkovich to 16 years

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was sentenced to 16 years in a high-security penal colony, after being wrongfully convicted in a hurried, secret trial, reports Georgi Kantchev of The Journal. Kantchev reports, “The court’s Friday verdict—after three days of hearings—was widely viewed as a foregone conclusion, since acquittals in Russian espionage trials are exceedingly rare. Gershkovich was afforded […]

WSJ union asks for explanation of Cheng firing

IAPE 1096, the union that represents journalists at The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following on Thursday: On Wednesday, July 17, 2024, the Board of Directors of IAPE, TNG-CWA Local 1096 learned that management at The Wall Street Journal terminated the employment of Selina Cheng. Selina, a reporter in WSJ’s Hong Kong bureau, has […]

Closing arguments expected Friday for WSJ’s Gershkovich

Closing arguments are expected Friday in the espionage trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, reports Ivan Nechepurenko of The New York Times. Nechepurenko reports, “Vladimir A. Zherebenkov, a Russian lawyer who worked on a similar espionage case, said the court’s proceedings were ‘fast.’ An espionage trial usually takes about four months in Russia but […]

Politico seeks a tech reporter in Europe

POLITICO Europe is looking for a reporter to join our team covering technology politics and policy. Europe is at the heart of the global race between superpowers over who owns and controls the technology sector. EU governments are trying to tame the tech industry and tech giants are competing for market power across the bloc. […]

Hearing for WSJ’s Gershkovich moved to Thursday

Proceedings in the secret trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich are set to resume Thursday, almost a month earlier than originally scheduled after a request from his defense team, reports Georgi Kantchev of The Journal. Kantchev reports, “The next hearing was initially set for Aug. 13 but the court’s website on Tuesday showed it had been […]

Reuters seeks a Swiss financial correspondent

Reuters is seeking an experienced journalist with strong news judgment, a knack for developing sources and the ambition to dig deep and generate exclusives about an industry closely watched by our readers at the heart of global finance. In this position you will generate agenda-setting coverage of the Swiss banking sector and the world’s largest private […]

WSJ fires Cheng after she was elected chair of Hong Kong press group

A Hong Kong-based reporter for the Wall Street Journal was terminated by the newspaper soon after she was elected as chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, reports Shibani Mahtani of The Washington Post. Mahtani reports, “Selina Cheng, the reporter, said in a news conference Wednesday that she believes the termination is related to her role as […]

WSJ seeks a Tokyo bureau chief

The Wall Street Journal is seeking an experienced and enterprising journalist to drive our coverage of Japan, a country with global influence in geopolitics, business and culture. Japan is on the front lines of U.S.-China tensions and has recently embarked on the biggest military buildup in its postwar history. It is the world’s fourth-largest economy, […]

Politico Europe hires Griera as EU reporter

Politico Europe has hired Max Griera to be a reporter covering the European parliament. He previously was with Euractiv covering EU politics and institutions. He was involved in the daily morning newsletter The Capitals by writing stories and coordinating correspondents. He studied EU law and sociology at Maastricht University.

Media Freedom Coalition letter condemning WSJ’s Gershkovich trial

The undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition note with deep concern the trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia. After more than a year of arbitrary detention, his trial – on baseless charges of espionage – is a deliberate attack on media freedom, and one that can only add to his family’s pain. […]