Former WSJ national security editor Weinberger hired by new publication
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has hired Sharon Weinberger as editor-in-chief. Sarah Starkey of The Bulletin writes, “She has been a writer and editor focusing on national security, science and technology for more than 25 years, and was most recently the National Security Editor of the Wall Street Journal. “’I am thrilled to have Sharon […]
ProPublica hires WSJ’s Schectman
ProPublica has hired Wall Street Journal reporter Joel Schectman for its Washington bureau. Schectman is an investigative reporter who has spent more than 10 years writing exposés on espionage, covert surveillance and U.S. psychological and influence operations. At The Wall Street Journal, he investigated Chevron’s relationship with the CIA in Venezuela, the spy agency’s secret role in a historic […]
WSJ seeks deputy director of digital production
The Wall Street Journal is looking for Deputy Directors of Digital Production to join our newly formed Digital Production Team, an integral part of our New York publishing hub. The team brings together two distinct editorial disciplines, combining the rigorous copy-editing standards of our Publishing Desk with the strategic programming and audience development expertise of […]
WSJ seeks deputy director of digital production
The Wall Street Journal is looking for Deputy Directors of Digital Production to join our newly formed Digital Production Team, an integral part of our New York publishing hub. The team brings together two distinct editorial disciplines, combining the rigorous copy-editing standards of our Publishing Desk with the strategic programming and audience development expertise of […]
Behind the tech coverage overhaul at the WSJ
Oliver Darcy of Status writes about the issues facing the overhaul of technology coverage at The Wall Street Journal. Darcy writes, “Of course, the issue with corrections did not happen in a vacuum. It came in the wake of Editor-In-Chief Emma Tucker overhauling the technology desk last year, firing longtime editor Jason Dean and pink-slipping about […]
CBS News hires WSJ’s Lieber
Shayndi Raice, foreign editor at CBS News, sent out the following on Wednesday: Hi everyone, As we continue to invest and grow our foreign news coverage, I’m thrilled to announce that Dov Lieber is joining the team as a senior reporter based in Israel. He’ll begin at CBS News in September. Dov joins us from The Wall […]
WSJ hires Henig as head of multimedia
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following: Dear all I’m pleased to share that Samantha Henig will join The Wall Street Journal as Head of Multimedia, overseeing the Audio and Video departments in a newly created role. Sam is an experienced media strategist and editorial leader who previously founded the audio division […]
WSJ hires Hamilton as associate news editor of live journalism
The Wall Street Journal has hired Emily Hamilton as associate news editor for live journalism. She previously was senior editorial writer for Axios Live. Hamilton also worked at the University of Virginia an an associate editor and researcher and freelanced for alternative newspaper C-Ville. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia.
WSJ hires Lawrence to cover the pharma beat
The Wall Street Journal has hired Lizzy Lawrence to cover the pharmaceutical industry. She will start in August. Lawrence currently leads STAT’s coverage of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Her stories explore the relationship between politics and science at the FDA, industry influence, and the agency’s ability to protect and promote public health. She’s won a George Polk […]
WSJ’s Simonetti moves to Amazon beat
Wall Street Journal reporter Isabella Simonetti is now covering Amazon. She has been a media reporter covering the industry broadly, spanning sports rights, new media, cable TV and publishing Simonetti joined the Journal in 2023 from the New York Times where she was the David Carr Fellow in Business Reporting. At the Times, she covered breaking business […]
