WSJ dropping company suffixes
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following on Monday: Dear all, We will no longer routinely use corporate designations – that alphabet soup of Inc., Co., Corp., PLC, Ltd. and the like – for companies in The Wall Street Journal. We have decided that their value is outweighed by the clutter that […]
WSJ’s Heeb receives Wiegold Prize
Gina Heeb has been selected for the Frederic Wiegold Prize for Business Journalism by the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Heeb is a rising star in business journalism who works on the banking team at The Wall Street Journal. She is receiving a prize that honors the late Frederic Wiegold, former Bloomberg […]
National Press Club condemns Russia for withholding visits to Gershkovich
Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the denial of consular visits to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. “We condemn in the strongest possible terms the Russian government’s withholding of consular visits for journalist Evan Gershkovich […]
WSJ Magazine editor O’Neill is leaving
Wall Street Journal Magazine editor in chief Kristina O’Neill announced that she will be leaving the company after more than a decade in the role, report Sarah Elson of Business of Fashion. Elson reports, “O’Neill first joined the magazine in 2012, succeeding former editor Deborah Needleman. Her issue as editor appeared in February 2013. “Throughout […]
WSJ’s Beckett: Gerskovich was a “natural” reporter
Freedom House spoke to the Wall Street Journal’s Washington bureau chief Paul Beckett about reporter Evan Gershkovich’s arrest and the increasingly dangerous environment for working journalists. Here is an excerpt: Freedom House: Let us start by saying how sorry we are that Evan has been targeted by the Russian regime. How are you and your colleagues […]
Russia denies US request to visit WSJ reporter Gershkovich
Russia’s Foreign Ministry rejected a request from U.S. officials in Moscow to visit jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich next month, report Vivian Salama and Ann Simmons of The Journal. Salam and Simmons write, “Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that it viewed as ‘sabotage’ the denial of U.S. visas for Russian media representatives who were supposed to accompany […]
WSJ seeks a markets reporter in London
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a full-time reporter to join our financial markets coverage in London. The ideal candidate is fluent in stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies (fiat and crypto). We need someone who deftly translator Wall Street argot into plain English for our highly educated and engaged audience. You will document in real […]
WSJ seeks a senior platform editor in London
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a London-based senior platform editor to manage programming decisions on Apple News, Google, Instagram, TikTok and other digital platforms during the key morning hours for U.S. readers. This editor will employ superb news judgment and knowledge of audience data in programming decisions to inform, engage and delight our […]
More than 300 journalists who worked in Russia ask for Gerhkovich’s release
More than 300 foreign correspondents who have worked in Moscow have written to the Russian government to call for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter arrested last month, reports Sam Jones of The Guardian. Jones reports, “The 301 signatories of the letter include the BBC’s Orla Guerin, the former New York Times […]
Wall Street Journal seeks publishing editor
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a skilled, highly creative editor for its daily print edition. This accomplished journalist should be invigorated by the demands of the news cycle and deadlines, and by the importance of delivering top-quality journalism to readers of the largest daily newspaper in the U.S. A WSJ publishing editor meets and […]
