Sanford, longtime WSJ staffer who wrote his own obituary, has died
David Sanford, who in 1995 told his Wall Street Journal colleagues that he would die from AIDS in the next year but who retired from the paper in 2015, died earlier this month. He had been at the paper for 35 years. In 1997, Sanford and Michael Waldholz of The Journal won a Pulitzer Prize for […]
Judge recommends trimming Dow Jones copyright lawsuit
A Texas judge has recommended that a copyright lawsuit filed by Wall Street Journal parent Dow Jones & Co. against an investment manager be trimmed because the company cannot claim damages for each article, reports Katryna Perera of Law360. Perera writes, “Harris, who has been a subscriber to the WSJ and Barron’s, another Dow Jones publication, […]
WSJ seeks an SEO editor
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an editor to join the global SEO team. In this role, you will be embedded across the newsroom to help bureaus and journalists reach more readers and expose them to our outstanding journalism. You must be able to employ expert news judgment and demonstrate a strong understanding of […]
WSJ parent calls off proposed merger with Fox
News Corp., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com, said in a statement on Tuesday that combining it and the Fox Corp., was “not optimal for shareholders of News Corp and Fox at this time,” reports Lauren Hirsch of the New York Times. Hirsch reports, “The boards of both media companies disclosed in October that […]
Wall Street Journal names Spring 2023 interns
The Wall Street Journal has named its Spring 2023 interns: This year will be the second time that the WSJ will have part-time spring interns, providing an opportunity for students to immerse themselves in our newsroom while continuing to attend school. The part-time spring internship program was created to help WSJ meet its commitment to recruit […]
WSJ’s Trentmann, CFO Journal bureau chief, departs
Nina Trentmann, the CFO Journal bureau chief at The Wall Street Journal, has left the publication. Trentmann joined the Journal in London in September 2016 as a news editor for CFO Journal and relocated to the New York office in July 2019. Prior to her time at CFO Journal, Trentmann worked as a U.K.-based business and finance […]
WSJ seeks a social media editor for evenings and weekends
The Wall Street Journal’s social media/off-platform team and is looking for an experienced journalist who will focus on evening or weekend audiences. The person in this position will have a passion for social storytelling and ensure that breaking news, features and exclusives are delivered effectively across social channels while endeavoring to amplify these stories in […]
Leventhal joins the WSJ as a video journalist
The Wall Street Journal has hired Jamie Leventhal as a YouTube video journalist. Recently, she was a digital video editor at Vice News. Leventhal worked as a science and social media news assistant and then as an associate producer of digital video at PBS NewsHour. She freelanced for The Atlantic, Popular Science and Saveur and […]
Chou joins WSJ as senior supervising producer
The Wall Street Journal has tapped Jess Chou to serve as a senior supervising producer. Recently, she was a supervising producer at Insider, where she oversaw video production for the Youtube formats Movies Insider, Boot Camp, What It Takes, Debunked, and How Real Is It. Before that, Chou managed teams for the pages Business Insider […]
Pipe departs the FT for the WSJ
Alana Pipe has joined The Wall Street Journal as a graphics editor. Recently, she was at the Financial Times, where she worked for more than four years. There, Pipe held the post of data reporter for FT publications FundFire and Agenda and served as a data visualization lead and researcher for Money-Media. She interned at […]
