WSJ hires Wells as executive production editor
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following: I am delighted to announce that Simon Wells has been appointed Executive Production Editor, reporting to David Crow. Simon’s appointment will continue our efforts to strengthen the hub in New York. Simon comes to us from The Times and The Sunday Times in London, where he was […]
WSJ reporter Tilley returning to The Information
Wall Street Journal reporter Aaron Tilley is returning to The Information to cover Apple. He had been covering Microsoft and Apple for The Journal. Before The Journal, Tilley has been at The Information, covering Apple and the broader hardware sector. Tilley was previously reporting for Forbes, where he got the scoop on Apple making its first wireless Bluetooth chip […]
WSJ hires Knoepflmacher as Off Duty assistant editor
Nora Knoepflmacher has joined The Wall Street Journal as an assistant editor for Off Duty. Previously, Knoepflmacher was an editorial assistant for Food Network & HGTV magazines at Hearst. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University in English and art history.
WSJ seeks a China economics reporter
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a reporter to cover the Chinese economy. The Chinese economy is at a pivotal moment, as a 40-year boom fuelled by free trade collides with the Trump administration’s America First agenda. China, already struggling with an epic property bust, a shrinking population and a collapse in foreign investment, […]
WSJ’s Tucker had Darcy story “desurfaced”
Lachlan Cartwright and Ravi Somaiya of Breaker report that Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker had its story about media reporter Oliver Darcy “desurfaced.” Cartwright and Somaiya report, “Murdoch was perturbed because Darcy has aggressively reported on Fox, which he has called a “right-wing propaganda network.” And it seems that Tucker has mastered […]
WSJ taps Hamilton as real-time news reporter
Katherine Hamilton is now a real-time news reporter at The Wall Street Journal. Hamilton previously was a WSJ Finance Reporting fellow on the personal finance team. Before that, she worked as a reporter for real estate news service CoStar and as a reporter for the Worcester Business Journal in Massachusetts. She also freelanced for Virginia […]
WSJ’s Fritz to cover entertainment industry
Ben Fritz, who had been artificial intelligence editor at The Wall Street Journal, is becoming the publication’s entertainment industry reporter. He will be covering everything in entertainment, broadly defined: Streaming, film, TV, franchises, and the intersection of media and tech, including AI. He was previously West Coast editor for U.S. news at The Journal. Before that, […]
WSJ promotes Bobrow to features editor
Emily Bobrow has been promoted to features editor at The Wall Street Journal. Previously, Bobrow was a reporter working for Review. She wrote the weekly profile column “Weekend Confidential” from 2020 to 2023. Previously, she worked as a staff editor and writer at The Economist, covering culture, politics and policy in New York, London and […]
WSJ hires Cloonan as real-time news reporter
Kelly Cloonan has joined The Wall Street Journal as a real-time news reporter. Previously, Cloonan was a markets fellow for Business Insider. She previously covered business innovation at Fast Company and graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in June 2024.
Wills departing WSJ to return to CNN
Amanda Wills is leaving The Wall Street Journal and joining CNN Worldwide in a newly created role within the global news organization, serving as group senior vice president, chief content officer. Her first day will be April 14. She has been chief content officer of video, a masthead role overseeing everything in video form, from breaking […]
