WSJ receives first Peabody Award nomination
The Wall Street Journal received its first Peabody Award nomination for its video documentary, “Shadow Men: Inside Wagner, Russia’s Secret War Company.” The 40-minute documentary goes deep inside the lethal global expansion of the Russian private military company Wagner—tracing the group’s evolution from a small, guns-for-hire operation into a sprawling network of businesses that has been active on […]
Gershkovich’s appeal to end pretrial detention rejected
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain jailed on espionage charges until at least late June after a Moscow court on Tuesday rejected his appeal that sought to end his pretrial detention. The Associated Press reported, “The 32-year-old U.S. citizen was detained in late March 2023 while on a reporting trip and has spent […]
Semafor’s Smith says Axel Springer wants The Wall Street Journal
Ben Smith of Semafor writes about German publishing company Axel Springer and its U.S. ambitions, as well as its strategy against investor Bill Ackman’s claims against Business Insider. Smith writes, “Company insiders say that a top acquisition target is The Wall Street Journal. “Döpfner has also inserted himself into a new type of conflict within his […]
WSJ seeks a reporter in Japan
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a reporter in Tokyo to cover Japanese business, economy, markets and geopolitics. The central focus of the role will be following Japan-based companies led by Toyota, Sony and SoftBank. It will also include a healthy dose of other Japan-related coverage as the economy emerges from three decades of […]
US ambassador meets with WSJ’s Gershkovich
The U.S. ambassador to Russia recently met with Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter who has been unlawfully detained in the country for more than a year, reports Dominick Mastrangelo of The Hill. Mastrangelo reports, “The U.S. Embassy in Moscow said Lynne Tracy met with Gershkovich, who was arrested last year by Russia’s Federal Security Service […]
WSJ investigative reporter Mullins is leaving
Brody Mullins, an investigative reporter in the Washington bureau of The Wall Street Journal where he covers business, lobbying and campaign finance, is leaving the paper when he finishes his last story. “When that story runs, I will leave the WSJ,” said Mullins in an email. “I have a book coming out May 7 called […]
WSJ seeks associate news editor for live journalism
The Wall Street Journal is seeking an energetic and efficient associate news editor to join our Live Journalism team. This editor will work closely with other senior editors in shaping and growing the various franchises programmed by the Live Journalism team, along with creating and managing multimedia content before, during and after our flagship events. […]
WSJ seeks deputy editor for investigations
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a deputy editor to play an essential role in shaping its award-winning investigations coverage. Investigations are at the heart of our big ambitions to produce distinctive and revelatory work that our readers can’t get anywhere else. The Deputy Investigations Editor will help manage a team of reporters and […]
WSJ seeks an education bureau chief
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an experienced editor to run the Journal’s coverage of education, from pre-K access to college and graduate school admissions. American educators are rethinking how and what they teach as they navigate the culture wars and the learning loss many students experienced during the pandemic. This is a great […]
WSJ seeks a social strategy editor
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a Social Strategy Editor to lead and evolve our off-platform strategies with a view to finding and engaging new audiences. As the social media landscape continues to evolve, this is an opportunity to create a nimble team with purposeful and bespoke approaches across existing social platforms such as […]
