Longtime biz journalist Pinkerton dies at 76
Stewart Pinkerton, a longtime business journalist who worked at The Wall Street Journal and was later managing editor at Forbes, died Monday at the age of 76. Pinkerton was an engaging and congenial colleague and a fine journalist, widely admired for his deft touch as a writer as well as for his mentoring of younger […]
WSJ hires McCorvey to be reporter on multiple mediums
The Wall Street Journal has hired J.J. McCorvey as a reporter for multiple mediums. McCorvey has been a freelance journalist for the past two years. He previously worked as a senior editor at One37pm and as a senior associate editor at Fast Company magazine, where he covered business and technology. McCorvey also worked at Inc. […]
Barrow joins WSJ publishing desk on Friday
Wall Street Journal editing chief Alexandra Kaptik sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: Hi, We’ll welcome a new member of the Publishing Desk on Friday. Eric Barrow has more than 20 years of experience as a journalist, spending the past 15 years as an editor for the New York Daily News. In 2016, he […]
Ex-WSJ reporter Carreyrou to talk at Notre Dame
“Theranos was a combination of fraud with hubris mixed with incompetence.” This line was written by John Carreyrou, former reporter at the Wall Street Journal. This particular line was about blood-testing startup Theranos, a medical tech company founded by Stanford dropout Elizabeth Holmes and once valued at $9 billion. However, after Carreyrou’s reporting, the company […]
WSJ to expand “Future of Everything” with new monthly print section
Wall Street Journal editor Matt Murray sent out the following announcement on Monday: Dear All: From its first appearance as a special section in 2014 to mark the Wall Street Journal’s 125th anniversary, the Future of Everything has grown to be one of the WSJ’s most vibrant and appealing franchises. We’ve given our audience a […]
WSJ’s Shellenbarger plans to retire after 40 years
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Matt Murray sent out the following announcement on Monday: Dear All: One of the pioneering reporters and editors of The Wall Street Journal has decided, alas for us, that the time has come to enjoy a richly deserved retirement. Sue Shellenbarger, whose Work & Family column has consistently been […]
Wall Street Journal corp team taps nine for new positions
Jamie Heller, the business editor of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement on Friday afternoon: Hello everyone, We have several exciting moves to share in corp. Scott Austin has taken on a role on the business side with the partnerships team. Scott spent 19 years as a reporter and editor at The […]
Two reporters joining WSJ investigations team
Wall Street Journal investigations editor Michael Siconolfi sent out the following announcement on Monday: We are delighted to announce that Joe Palazzolo and Shalini Ramachandran, two of the Journal’s top reporters, are joining our Investigations team. Joe and Shalini are well-known throughout this newsroom for their high-profile pieces, sourcing skills and ambition. We’re greatly looking […]
WSJ hiring across departments
The Wall Street Journal has opening across its product, design and engineering department; newsroom data strategy department, new and young audience’s development department; innovation and R&D department and audience voices department. Candidates joining the engineering department will be helping to invent technology platforms that will best expand the editorial and product offerings by the Wall […]
Union asks Dow Jones for raises of at least 3.25 percent for next three years
The union that represents business journalists at The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, MarketWatch.com and Barron’s has asked the parent company for raises of at least 3.25 percent over the next three years. The raise requests are 3.25 percent for 2019, 3.5 percent for 2020 and 3.75 percent for 2021. The company is offering […]
