WSJ accelerates digital development, promotes Story to chief news strategist
Wall Street Journal editor Matt Murray sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: Dear All: In recent years The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones have undertaken a number of important initiatives that have brought big changes and new talents to our newsroom, including the creation of the managing editor’s office, the revamped structure of […]
Guix hired by Dow Jones Newswires in Barcelona
Sabela Ojea Guix has been hired by Dow Jones Newswires in Barcelona as a reporter covering banking and finance companies. Guix was born in Madrid and has just moved to Barcelona to expand her knowledge of finance reporting after working for Reuters as a general news and multimedia reporter. She has two bachelor’s degrees in […]
WSJ hires Solomon to be Southeast Asia reporter
Feliz Solomon has been hired by The Wall Street Journal to be a Southeast Asia reporter based in Singapore. She joined the Journal after three years as a reporter and editor for Time in Hong Kong, where she oversaw the Asia newsroom and covered regional issues including the anti-extradition protests in Hong Kong, the Rohingya […]
WSJ hires Petroni for EMEA newswires desk in Barcelona
Giulia Petroni has been hired by the Wall Street Journal to work as a reporter on the EMEA newswires desk in Barcelona. Petroni spent the summer as an intern with the energy team in London. Originally from Rome, Petroni earned her master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She has previously worked at […]
Refinitiv names Mably as news performance director
Refinitiv has appointed industry veteran Richard Mably as its new news performance director. Mably will be working to enhance the value of the organization’s news coverage in order to power and advance the financial community. With the new hire, Refinitiv itself will also be boosting its value as a distributor of trusted news to the […]
Lewitinn named managing editor of markets at CoinDesk
Business journalist Lawrence Lewitinn has been hired as managing editor of markets at CoinDesk. He started on Monday. He previously was editor in chief of Modern Consensus, a new website covering the cryptocurrency and blockchain markets. Lewitinn was deputy editor of the New York Observer as well as its business and tech editor. He also worked […]
National Post reporter Forrest set to join Politico
Maura Forrest will be joining Politico to report on energy and environmental policy for the organization’s Ottawa squad. Forrest will join a Canada team accompanied by editor Sue Allan and reporters Andy Blatchford in Ottawa and Lauren Gardner in Rosslyn. She will be overseeing coverage of policy and politics in Canada heading into the start […]
Janin hired as reporter at WSJ
Alex Janin has been appointed as reporter at the Wall Street Journal. There, she will be working with Ethar El-Katatney on her young audiences team. Previously, Janin served as a social journalist and producer/writer at NowThis News. She also worked as an editorial intern and reporter at TakePart and Annenberg TV News respectively. She also […]
Fassbender hired as editor at Xconomy
Melissa Fassbender has joined Xconomy as its newest editor. Previously, Fassbender was employed at Outsourcing-Pharma where she led the website’s coverage of the international outsourced drug development industry. She also held the post of U.S. editor for William Reed Business Media Ltd., and as editor for Advantage Business Media. She was also marketing specialist at […]
Biz reporter Gores departing Milwaukee daily
Business reporter Paul Gores is among the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel staffers leaving the paper after accepting buyout offers, reports Rich Kirchen of the Milwaukee Business Journal. Gores covers banking, residential real estate, insurance, retail and other business news. Kirchen reports, “Thursday was the deadline for Journal Sentinel news employees to apply for the buyout that includes severance […]
