WSJ reporter McLain has left for Hyundai
Wall Street Journal reporter Sean McLain has left the news organization to become senior group manager for enterprise storytelling and editorial strategy at Hyundai Motor Co. He had been covering Tesla and robotaxis beat, and previously covered Amazon out of the Los Angeles bureau. Before moving to Los Angeles, McLain was a foreign correspondent in New Delhi […]
WSJ seeks a Tesla reporter
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an ambitious reporter to cover the companies aiming to transform the automotive industry, including Tesla, the autonomous and electric vehicle startups, and Elon Musk’s network of companies. We are witnessing a profound structural shift in mobility. Legacy automakers are locked in a contentious pivot to electrification and autonomy, […]
WSJ asks for Binance defamation suit to be dismissed
The Wall Street Journal asked a federal judge Wednesday afternoon to dismiss a defamation suit over news reports that Binance covered up an internal probe, reports Josh Russell of Courthouse News Service. Russell reports, “The Wall Street Journal, a Dow Jones company, argues Binance’s March 2026 defamation complaint should be dismissed for failure to plead the newspaper acted with […]
WSJ hires Woo to cover Google
The Wall Street Journal has hired Erin Woo from The Information to cover Google. She will start later this month. Woo has been covering OpenAI as her primary beat. She had been covering Google and Alphabet and previously covered Twitter, TikTok and Snap for The Information. She previously covered venture capital and startups at The Information and The New York […]
WSJ seeks a Tesla reporter
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an ambitious reporter to cover the companies aiming to transform the automotive industry, including Tesla, the autonomous and electric vehicle startups, and Elon Musk’s network of companies. We are witnessing a profound structural shift in mobility. Legacy automakers are locked in a contentious pivot to electrification and autonomy, […]
WSJ hires Molad as senior director of shows
Aja Harris of The Wall Street Journal sent out the following on Thursday: Dear all, I’m pleased to share that Leital Molad will join The Wall Street Journal as Senior Director of Shows to help us shape our approach to audience-first, multimedia storytelling. Leital is an experienced audio journalist, producer and editorial leader. She joins […]
Ex-WSJ deputy editor publishes second novel
The second mystery novel by Neal Lipschutz, a one-time deputy editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal, was published on Aug. 4. “Long Arm of the Past” follows Lipschutz’s fictional debut, “No Write Way to Die,” published in July 2025. Both are from the independent publisher Tucker DS Press. “In addition to serving as a deputy editor-in-chief, […]
Judge indicates Trump suit against WSJ to be dismissed
A Florida federal judge seemed skeptical of arguments from Donald Trump’s legal team over whether the court should allow a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal to move forward, reports Jeremy Barr of The Guardian. Barr reports, “Lawyers representing Murdoch, the Journal and parent company News Corp argued that Trump’s team had made […]
WSJ reporter Barber on applying local news tactics to his job
Bill O’Boyle of The Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania profiles Wall Street Journal reporter C. Ryan Barber, a native of the region. O’Boyle writes, “In 2015, Barber moved to Washington, D.C., to be with his girlfriend at the time and now-wife, Tarini Parti, who has worked at the Wall Street Journal since 2019. The couple met while […]
WSJ/Dow Jones Newswires hires Hennessey to cover Euro financial services
The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires have hired Michael Hennessey as a reporter in London. He is covering European banks, insurers, asset managers and other companies in the financial sector. Hennessey previously worked at Alliance News as a breaking news reporter. He also interned at Bloomberg News. He is a graduate of the University of […]
