Zahir joining WSJ as social media editor
Sorayah Zahir, a digital media intern for the Wall Street Journal, has accepted a full-time position with the publication as its social media editor. She begins next month. Zahir was also a marketing and communications intern at the Texas Ballet Theater and a social media coordinator at the Allies in Youth Development organization. She graduated […]
Wall Street Journal seeks law bureau chief
The Wall Street Journal is seeking an experienced journalist to join its U.S. news leadership team as law bureau chief. The editor will run the Journal’s U.S. legal coverage, the scope of which is as vast as the topic itself, and in which nearly every story is ripe for the drama of conflict. The subject […]
WSJ reporter Rothfeld hired by New York Times
New York Times editors Cliff Levy and Kirsten Danis sent out the following announcement on Friday. We’re very excited to announce that Michael Rothfeld, one of the finest investigative reporters around, is joining the investigative unit on the Metro desk. His hiring is another sign of our robust commitment to local investigative reporting at The […]
WSJ parent preparing news app to address concerns about Facebook/Google
Wall Street Journal parent News Corp. is developing a news-aggregation service meant to address concerns that Alphabet Inc.’s Google News and other digital platforms don’t reward publishers’ work adequately, reports Jeffrey Trachtenberg and Lillian Rizzo of the Journal. Trachtenberg and Rizzo report, “The service, currently called Knewz.com, is expected to be a website and a mobile app. An early version is being […]
Michelle Hackman moves to immigration policy beat at WSJ
Michelle Hackman is now the immigration policy and enforcement reporter for the Wall Street Journal. Previously, Hackman covered higher-ed policy for the publication. She’s also covered health policy and campaign finance. Hackman graduated from Yale University in 2015 with a B.A. in political science and psychology. She served as a reporter and city editor for […]
WSJ seeks reporter to cover Justice Department, domestic terrorism
The Wall Street Journal is seeking an experienced and energetic reporter to join the team covering the Department of Justice and domestic terrorism. The assignment will also require sourcing in core agencies within the Department of Homeland Security, including the TSA and the Secret Service. The reporter should be well-sourced in both areas and will […]
Wall Street Journal seeks senior video journalist
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a senior video journalist for its New York-based original video team. Senior video journalists are responsible for producing topical, news-focused and feature videos, ranging in length from two to seven minutes. Top candidates for this position will have a professional background in video journalism, demonstrate exceptional shooting and editing […]
Wall Street Journal seeks visual editor
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a visual editor to set a vision, help transform and direct the visual coverage of its graphics team at the intersection of print and digital. Coverage areas will include business, markets, enterprise, investigations, and life & arts, as well as weekly and special sections such as Journal Reports and […]
Wall Street Journal seeks video journalist
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a video journalist to join its news and analysis unit within the global video team. Top candidates for this position will have a professional background in video journalism, demonstrate exceptional shooting and editing skills and have extensive experience with graphics. They should be excited about pitching, developing, researching and […]
WSJ is building younger audience with Future of Everything
Wajma Mohseni, associate director of marketing and brand strategy at The Wall Street Journal, writes about how the paper is building a younger audience with its Future of Everything brand. Mohseni writes, “When I started at WSJ in 2015, The Future of Everything was a magazine supplement in the newspaper, and it was distributed to […]
