Russia extends pretrial detention of WSJ’s Gershkovich
Russia has extended the pretrial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months, reports Valeriya Safranova of The New York Times. Safranova reports, “Mr. Gershkovich has been detained in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison on espionage charges that he, the U.S. government and The Journal have vehemently denied. The United States has said he is wrongfully detained. “In secret […]
Russia asks to extend pretrial detention of WSJ’s Gershkovich
Russian authorities requested an extension of the pretrial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, deemed by the U.S. to be wrongfully held in Russia, report Kate Vtorygina and Ann Simmons of The Journal. Vtorygina and Simmons report, “Gershkovich, a 31-year-old U.S. citizen, was detained by agents from the Federal Security Service, or FSB, while on a reporting trip in […]
WSJ hires Modak as travel editor, Off Duty
Sebastian Modak has joined The Wall Street Journal’s lifestyle section Off Duty as a travel editor. He wrote on Twitter: “Big shoes to fill and much to learn, but I’m so excited to shape stories that help people understand the world and how best to navigate it.” An award-winning journalist, Modak has freelanced for The […]
WSJ reporter Hao departs China team
The Wall Street Journal reporter Karen Hao, who has been covering China technology and society, has left the news organization. She joined in May 2022. Hao had been senior artificial intelligence editor at MIT Technology Review. Hao wrote a weekly newsletter called The Algorithm, which was named one of the best newsletters on the internet in […]
WSJ Pro editor Zabkova departs for McKinsey & Co.
Jana Zabkova, a senior publishing editor at The Wall Street Journal, has left to become a senior editor for financial services at consulting firm McKinsey & Co. She had been at The Journal for nearly 20 years. Most recently, Zabkova was working for WSJ Pro as a senior publishing editor after a stint on the […]
Prisoner swap for WSJ’s Gershkovich hits snags
A potential prisoner swap with Russia for detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has hit a snag, reports Dustin Volz and Louise Radnofsky of The Journal. Volz and Radnofsky report, “A made-in-the-USA solution, by contrast, is entirely within the American government’s control, even if it carries some domestic political challenges. But while there are several potential prisoners in U.S. custody […]
US ambassador meets with jailed WSJ reporter
The U.S. ambassador to Russia was granted access to jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Monday, reports Ann Simmons of The Journal. Simmons reports, “U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy’s visit to Gershkovich at Moscow’s Lefortovo Prison follows two earlier meetings that came amid friction between Washington and Moscow over the infrequency of consular access to the American […]
WSJ seeks a consumer products reporter
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an experienced reporter to cover the consumer goods sector, from giants such as Procter & Gamble and Estee Lauder, to the startups seeking to disrupt them. We are looking for someone eager and able to break news, identify and write about revealing trends and deliver ambitious enterprise work. […]
News Corp CEO Thomson’s comments on Dow Jones
News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson made the following comments during its fourth quarter earnings conference call about Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com, Barron’s and Investor’s Business Daily: Dow Jones posted its highest profitability for both the quarter and the full year since we acquired the company, helped by impressive results […]
Dow Jones reports highest profit since News Corp acquired it
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com, Barron’s and Investor’s Business Daily, reported a fourth-quarter profit of $133 million, a 25% increase from the same quarter a year ago and its best quarterly performance since it was acquired by News Corp. in 2007. Revenue for the quarter was $546 million, […]
