FT editorial: Release WSJ’s Gershkovich now
The Financial Times has published an editorial calling for the immediate release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been arrested in Russia. The editorial states, “Gershkovich was simply doing his job as a journalist. He was fully accredited by Russia’s foreign ministry, granting him an official green light to report in the country, […]
WSJ EIC Tucker on Gershkovich: Proud of newsroom
A note from Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker to the staff on Tuesday: Dear colleagues, We are encouraged that Evan’s lawyers, retained by Dow Jones, were able to meet with him in prison today. Evan’s health is good, and he is grateful for the outpouring of support from around the world. We […]
Dow Jones/WSJ statement: We will not rest until Gershkovich is free
Dow Jones & Co. CEO Almar Latour and Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following on Tuesday about arrested reporter Evan Gershkovich: “Evan’s lawyers were able to meet with him in prison today. They said Evan’s health is good, and he is grateful for the outpouring of support from around the world. We […]
Lawyers seeking to meet with WSJ’s Gershkovich
Lawyers for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich were seeking to meet with him in Russia, where he was arrested last week and accused of spying. Ann Simmons of The Journal reports, “Under Russian law, defendants are guaranteed a defense lawyer and regular contact with their legal team. But Russian authorities sometimes withhold access and make communications difficult. “Russian authorities […]
Fidler retires from Wall Street Journal
Stephen Fidler, bureau chief at large at The Wall Street Journal in London, has retired from the newspaper. From 2017 to 2021, he was U.K. and Brexit editor, leading coverage of the U.K.’s breakup with the European Union, as well as politics and economics in the U.K. and Ireland. From 2009 to 2017, he was […]
Biden administration to declare WSJ reporter Gershkovich “wrongfully detained”
The Biden administration is preparing to officially declare Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich as wrongfully detained in Russia, two U.S. officials told CNN, a move that will trigger new U.S. government resources, reports Kylie Atwood of CNN. Atwood reports, “The designation, which is expected in the coming days, follows an ongoing internal review of the circumstances […]
News Corp’s Thomson, WSJ’s Moody on Gershkovich arrest
The following was sent to all Wall Street Journal staff: Dear Colleagues, You are no doubt aware that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been unjustly arrested in Russia. Evan is an esteemed, principled journalist and colleague, and has sought to keep the world well informed during a particularly troubled period. We are obviously […]
Griner calls for release of WSJ reporter Gershkovich
U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who was released from Russia last month, called for the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Journal reporters Suzanne Vranica and Ann Simmons report, “‘Every American who is taken is ours to fight for and every American returned is a win for us all,’ said Ms. Griner, the WNBA star […]
WSJ reporter Gershkovich loved everything about Russia
Joe Parkinson and Drew Hinshaw of The Wall Street Journal profile colleague Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in Russia earlier this week. Parkinson and Hinshaw write, “Mr. Gershkovich, 31 years old, is the American son of Soviet-born Jewish exiles who had settled in New Jersey. He fell in love with Russia—its language, the people he chatted with for hours in […]
WSJ’s Gershkovich on how reporting in Russia works
The Associated Press profiled Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia. The AP writes, “Two years later, excited by what he’d learned at the Times, he wanted to get reporting experience and found a slot in 2017 at the Moscow Times, an English-language news site in the Russian capital. “‘When you start reporting […]
