What the WSJ might experience with a new editor in chief
Joe Pompeo of Vanity Fair takes a look at the potential change in editor in chief at The Wall Street Journal, where Matt Murray has been running the ship since 2018 but where Emma Tucker of The Sunday Times is rumored as a replacement. Pompeo writes, “Journal folks are no doubt on edge about what a potential shake-up would mean […]
WSJ seeks Asia markets reporter in Singapore
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an enterprising markets enthusiast to join our Asia finance team. You will work with colleagues in the region and around the world to help us break, cover and analyze some of the biggest news in markets, with a special focus on cryptocurrencies, fiat currencies and commodities like oil. […]
WSJ hires Linskey to cover economic policy
The Wall Street Journal has hired Washington Post reporter Annie Linskey to cover economic policy. She will start in December. Linskey is a White House reporter for the Post. She covered Democrats in the 2020 presidential campaign as a national political reporter for the Post. Before coming to The Post, Linskey was the lead reporter on Democrats […]
WSJ names Jamerson its East Coast bureau chief
The Wall Street Journal has named Josh Jamerson its East Coast bureau chief. He will oversee a team of reporters from New England to South Florida and help lead the coverage of national affairs issues across the country. Jamerson has been a national politics reporter based in The Journal’s Washington bureau. He is covering the 2022 midterm […]
Murdoch expected to replace WSJ EIC Murray with Tucker
News Corp. have told associates they expect the editor of the Sunday Times, Emma Tucker, to take the top editorial job at the Wall Street Journal, a position currently held by Matt Murray, reports Maxwell Tani of Semafor. Tani reports, “A seasoned editor with stints at the Financial Times and the Sunday Times, Tucker has been […]
WSJ hires Heeb to cover consumer finance and banking
The Wall Street Journal has hired Gina Heeb as a reporter covering consumer finance and banking. She has been working as a contract reporter for Bloomberg Industry Group and as a stringer for the New York Times. Heeb previously worked as a breaking news reporter for Forbes and as a reporter for Business Insider, where she covered […]
News Corp CEO: We’re bundling WSJ, Barron’s and Investor’s Business
News Corp. CEO Robert Thomson made the following comments during its first quarter earnings conference call: In particular, a digital advertising at Dow Jones rose 11%, a noteworthy achievement in this complex environment. In fact, Q1 represents the ninth consecutive quarter of year-over-year digital ad growth at Dow Jones. In the past year, Dow Jones added 473,000 […]
WSJ seeks an energy policy reporter in Washington
The Wall Street Journal is seeking an experienced energy policy reporter to join its bureau in Washington, D.C. You will cover White House energy policy, Congressional legislation, rule-making by government agencies and the nation’s transition to clean energy even as it remains dependent on fossil fuels. You will also cover behind-the-scenes lobbying by industry and […]
WSJ seeks an editor to oversee social media company coverage
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an accomplished and driven journalist to lead our coverage of the social media companies that are reshaping the way people interact and share information. You will guide a group of talented reporters in revealing the business dynamics and societal reverberations of companies including Facebook-parent Meta Platforms, TikTok, and […]
Dow Jones reports increase in revenue, profits
Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com, reported a 19 percent increase in operating income and a 16 percent increase in revenue in the first quarter, but parent News Corp. missed analyst expectations on revenue. Dow Jones reported operating income of $113 million, up from $95 million. It […]
