How the WSJ and Dow Jones are weathering the pandemic
Anna Nicolau and Alex Barker of The Financial Times examine how The Wall Street Journal’s business model is working during the current pandemic. Nicolau and Barker write, “While parts of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp business are struggling financially, the Dow Jones division has fared relatively well with the WSJ reaching 3m subscribers for the first […]
Some WSJ interns to delay until the fall, 2021
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Matt Murray sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: All, We wanted to follow up on the company note about interns and how the coronavirus has affected newsroom plans for this year. Our internships are among the most sought-after in the industry and for years have contributed to the […]
WSJ launches new personal finance site WSJ Money
New audiences chief Ebony Reed and chief news strategist Louise Story sent out the following announcement on Monday: Hi Everyone, WSJ Money, a free, mobile-first microsite experience that will teach people how to be smarter with their money, launches today. It is part of a strategic effort to reach new audiences with the WSJ’s personal […]
WSJ, “Frontline” win Bingham Prize for Indian health service coverage
Matt Murray, editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement: Dear All, An enthusiastic, if virtual, round of applause is due to our colleagues who yesterday won the 2019 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism, awarded by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism, for the “Forsaken by the Indian Health Service” […]
Biz news sites reported big gains in March
The top business news sites saw dramatic increases in unique visitors in March as the markets and the economy began to feel the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to comScore data obtained by Talking Biz News. CNBC.com claimed the top spot with 114.7 million users, nearly double the 60 million users it had in […]
WSJ wins National Press Foundation award for PG&E coverage
Three Wall Street Journal reporters have won the Thomas L. Stokes Award for Best Energy and Environment Writing from the National Press Foundation for three articles on “How PG&E Burned California” The winners are Katherine Blunt, Russell Gold and Rebecca Smith, who cover energy and environment for the newspaper. The Stokes Award carries a $2,500 […]
WSJ names Miller its newsletter and curation editor
Ellie Miller has been named newsletter and curation editor at The Wall Street Journal. Miller will implement newsletter strategy, improve Journal newsletters and launch new ones, and share insights and best practices across the newsroom. She has been writing, editing and curating the WSJ’s flagship email newsletter, “The 10-Point.” Before that, Miller worked for The […]
Holden, former Dow Jones News Fund executive director and WSJ editor, dies at 70
Richard S. Holden, who retired in 2014 after 22 years as executive director of the Dow Jones News Fund and 19 years as an editor of The Wall Street Journal, died Wednesday in Morristown, New Jersey, after a lengthy illness. He also served on the News Fund’s Board of Directors. He was 70. Holden was appointed executive […]
WSJ’s Germano to join FT as sports biz correspondent
Sara Germano will join The Financial Times in New York as the company’s new U.S. sports business correspondent. She will start in June. Recently, she was with the Wall Street Journal working as a staff reporter covering corporate news in Germany with a focus on tech, media, retail, telecommunications, and real estate. Before that, she […]
WSJ names new product and news strategy leaders
Wall Street Journal chief news strategist Louise Story sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: A Note From Louise Story: Hi Everyone, I’m excited to welcome an amazing line-up of new product and news strategy leaders for The Wall Street Journal. They join at a time of urgent journalism and urgent innovation. We are seeing […]
