WSJ editor Tucker defends attending White House dinner

Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Emma Tucker defended attending the White House dinner with News Corp. executives earlier this month, reports Sarah Fischer and Christine Wang of Axios. Fischer and Wang report, “‘Look, I’m a journalist. I was not going to say no to a dinner with the president of the United States,’ she told Axios on stage at its […]
WSJ seeks an associate video producer

The Associate Producer will closely work with news editors and the breaking news team at “the Hub” to create quick-turn videos and cutdowns of our feature content for on-platform, YouTube and social platforms. You are an agile visual journalist who can shepherd a breaking news story from pitch to final cut under tight deadlines. You […]
WSJ seeks an editorial director for business of sports

The Wall Street Journal is seeking an ambitious, high-energy Editorial Director to build out and oversee coverage of the Business of Sports, a newly created and high priority growth area for the business. The business of sports has evolved tremendously over the last several years with significant growth expected to continue. As private equity has […]
WSJ seeks a banking reporter

The Wall Street Journal is seeking a reporter to cover big banks on Wall Street, a marquee role at the core of our newsroom. You would anchor our coverage of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, with a mandate to grasp onto the broader world of investment banking and trading and weigh in on major developments […]
WSJ’s Tucker aims for big hire for sports vertical

Lachlan Cartwright of Breaker examines who might be hired by Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker to run its new sports vertical. Cartwright writes, “Breaker has learned Tucker and Havens have held talks with CNBC Media and Sports Reporter Alex Sherman about joining as Editor-in-Chief of the new vertical. “Sherman, who helms CNBC’s Sports newsletter and […]
Dow Jones reports higher fourth-quarter revenue, profits

Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch.com, Barron’s Investor’s Business Daily, reported higher fourth-quarter revenue due to better circulation and advertising sales. Revenue for the fourth quarter, which ended June 20, rose 7 percent to $644 million while earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation rose 20 percent to $181 million. […]
WSJ reporters subpoenaed by Justice Department

The Justice Department has issued subpoenas to Wall Street Journal reporters after President Donald Trump complained about leaks regarding the Iran war. Sadie Gurman, Josh Dawsey and Aruna Vishwanatha of The Journal report, “The Wall Street Journal received grand jury subpoenas dated March 4 for records of Journal reporters. “The request related to a Feb. 23 article that reported that […]
WSJ hires Beavers to cover Congress

The Wall Street Journal has hired Olivia Beavers to cover Congress. Beavers is a congressional reporter for Politico, focusing on House Republicans and GOP leadership. She first joined the Congress team on Jan. 3, 2021, as author of the Huddle newsletter. Just three days in, Beavers was the first to author an inside-the-room perspective hours […]
Tracy, ex WSJ, joining Capitol Account

Former Wall Street Journal reporter Ryan Tracy is joining Capitol Account to cover financial regulation. Capitol Account is a daily newsletter that covers the intersection between Washington and finance. Tracy was covering tech policy for the Journal in its Washington bureau. Tracy focused on the government’s interactions with the largest U.S. tech companies. His work in the […]
Wall Street Journal seeks a senior video journalist in New York

Do you want to make creative, informative and deeply-reported technology videos? Do you want to be part of a team that interviews the top technology leaders and helps people better understand our complicated connected world? The Wall Street Journal video department is seeking a highly creative and technically savvy senior video journalist to join our […]