News Corp CEO to WSJ, Dow Jones staffers: Come to the NY office
News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson sent out the following to staff, including journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com: Dear Colleagues, You may well have seen the reports about the new lease agreement for our New York headquarters at 1211 Avenue of the Americas. That extension is of immediate relevance to our New York teams […]
WSJ names half dozen to senior leadership of video team
Amanda Wills, head of video at The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following: Hi everyone, As we enter into an exciting new year of growth for video, I wanted to take a moment to spell out the senior leadership team that will be essential to our success. I’ll start with our newest leader: Vaughn […]
WSJ hires CNN’s Sterling as senior executive producer
The Wall Street Journal has hired Vaughn Sterling from CNN to be a senior executive producer. Sterling has been an executive producer for CNN for the past year, and was also a senior supervising producer and a supervising producer, producer and associate producer for “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.” He had been with CNN for more […]
Layoffs occurring at Dow Jones
IAPE 1096, the union that represents business journalists at Dow Jones & Co. properties such as The Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch.com, sent out the following on Wednesday: The union has been informed by Dow Jones management that the company intends to eliminate a number of positions today via layoff. At this time, the total […]
WSJ seeks an Africa bureau chief
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an energetic, experienced and ambitious journalist to lead its coverage of Africa. It is a crucial moment for the continent. African economies have been among the hardest hit by the global slowdown, raising fears of a sovereign debt crisis. A string of coups from Sudan to Mali has […]
WSJ hires Chicago Tribune’s Keilman to cover manufacturing
The Wall Street Journal has hired Chicago Tribune senior reporter John Keilman to cover manufacturing. Keilman has been with the Tribune since August 2001 covering a variety of topics. He previously worked at The Dayton Daily News as a regional trends reporter and at The Capital in Annapolis, Maryland, as a health and environment reporter. Keilman holds […]
WSJ hires Higgins-Dunn as a video journalist
Noah Higgins-Dunn, an associate producer on CNBC’s digital video team, has been hired by The Wall Street Journal as a video journalist. He has been with CNBC during this stint since September 2021 and had covered pharmaceuticals and health care for CNBC.com. He previously spent most of 2021 at FiercePharma. Higgins-Dunn was a digital associate for CNBC.com […]
Collins to cover Arizona politics for the WSJ
Eliza Collins, a reporter at The Wall Street Journal has taken over a new beat covering politics in Arizona. Previously, she covered the 2020 Election and Democratic primary. Collins worked as a politics reporter at USA Today and as a web producer and politics reporter at Politico. She was also an enterprise reporter at USA […]
WSJ hires Najmabadi to cover central US
The Wall Street Journal has hired Shannon Najmabadi to cover the central United States. She has been a reporter for the Colorado Sun covering the rural economy. Najmabadi was a reporter at the Texas Tribune from 2017 to 2021, most recently covering women’s health. Her stories — on higher education and other topics — have prompted lawmakers […]
WSJ seeks a markets news editor in London
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a high-metabolism markets news editor to join our finance team in London. This position sits at the heart of Live Markets, the WSJ’s flagship venue for daily markets coverage. We are building and growing this ambitious new digital offering to bring news, analysis and ideas to readers throughout […]
