WaPo hires Marte from Marketwatch
Washington Post business editor Greg Schneider and Sunday business editor Kelly Johnson sent out the following announcement on Thursday: We’re delighted to announce that Jonnelle Marte will join the Financial staff to create and run a new blog on wealth and retirement. Jonnelle comes to us from MarketWatch, where she is the lead […]
Remembering Julie Rannazzisi of Marketwatch
Jon Friedman, a former colleague, remembers Marketwatch’s Julie Rannazzisi, who died 10 years ago Thursday. Friedman writes, “We worked together for four-and-a-half years at MarketWatch.com, the financial website, before she succumbed. She sat at the desk right across from mine. She was excellent company, cheerful, pragmatic and always willing to share in a bit of […]
Marketwatch personal finance editor moves to WSJ
Alice Hagge has joined the U.S. team at the Wall Street Journal on the real time desk. Hagge comes most recently from the WSJ’s sister publication MarketWatch, where she’s worked for the past two years as a senior editor for personal finance. She was responsible for assigning and editing the site’s popular 10 Things They […]
Marketwatch.com names Linnane to oversee investing/corporate news coverage
Marketwatch.com editor in chief Glenn Hall sent out the following announcement on Monday: I am pleased to announce that Ciara Linnane will be returning to MarketWatch to oversee our investing/corporate news coverage. As many of you know, Ciara was part of the MarketWatch team from 2003-2007, serving as both markets editor and co-bureau chief in […]
Marketwatch.com names new columnist
Marketwatch.com editor in chief Glenn Hall sent out the following announcement: I’m excited to announce that we are bringing on a new columnist with deep expertise in data analysis and investing strategies. Philip van Doorn has a track record of delivering market-moving analysis as a senior analyst at TheStreet.com and TheStreet Ratings since 2007. Prior […]
MarketWatch.com seeks reporter to cover startups
MarketWatch.com seeks a reporter to cover the world of startups with an entrepreneurial energy and innovative mindset befitting the subject. The beat should be approached three ways: 1. As a personal finance/career story (should I mortgage my home and drain my 401(k) to get this company off the ground?). 2. How the news of the […]
Jaffe: Biz journalists need to use data with personal examples
Business journalists need to be able to decipher complicated data and be able to explain what that data means through the use of personal examples, a senior Marketwatch columnist said Wednesday night. “Data driven reporting is quantitative and unemotional,” said Chuck Jaffe, who primarily writes about mutual funds. “Bringing it home gets the story out […]
Marketwatch.com seeks investing columnist
MarketWatch.com is looking for a market data expert who can crunch numbers and mine databases to uncover unique investing insights. The right candidate will have experience using multiple corporate and market data sets to assess the financial strength and weakness of publicly traded companies. This role requires experience conducting stock market research and an understanding […]
Marketwatch.com seeks reporter to cover consumer crime
MarketWatch.com is seeking a personal finance reporter to cover consumer crime. As the recent Target data breach shows, these days, a few lines of code can pick more pockets than a few thousand street thugs. A whole universe of information may be one Google search away, but consumers have never felt more confused about how […]
Interim Dow Jones CEO: We will invest in journalism
William Lewis, the interim chief executive officer of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following message to the staff on Monday: It has been two weeks since I was appointed Interim CEO, and I wanted to write to thank the many people across the company who have […]
