WSJ adds two to its markets desk
Tim Annett, acting chief of the markets desk at The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following staff announcements on Monday: We’re delighted to announce two new additions to the Markets desk team: Bradley Davis joins the desk starting today as Digital Editor. In this new role, Bradley will be responsible for a range of […]
WSJ/Dow Jones looking for Tokyo journalist
Jacob Schlesinger, the Japan editor in chief for The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement: The WSJ/DJ Tokyo bureau is seeking an experienced editor/writer to help shape coverage of one of the hottest international stories of the year: the economic, political, and military transformation of Japan. The ideal candidate will have a track […]
WSJ launches page for app news
The Wall Street Journal has added a page on its website devoted to news about smart phone applications. The page is a a landing page for a series about the app business and future coverage, a spokeswoman said Sunday night.
WSJ names social media editor
Liz Heron, the director of social media and engagement at The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following email announcement on Thursday afternoon: I’m delighted to report that Allison Lichter is joining the Social Media/Engagement team as a social media editor. Allison will use her considerable digital chops to help us build […]
Maya Jackson Randall remembered by her editor
Maya Jackson Randall, one of my star reporters at the Dow Jones Newswires/Wall Street Journal Washington bureau, died this week after a long fight with leukemia. Just 33 years old, Maya possessed a remarkable blend of dignity, calm and determination. All of us who knew her feel a great loss this week. (The photo is […]
WSJ names new Asia editor
Wall Street Journal managing editor Gerard Baker sent out the following staff announcement on Thursday: I’m delighted to announce that Paul Beckett is appointed Asia Editor. A 20-year veteran of Dow Jones, Paul is uniquely equipped to lead us in the next phase of our expansion in the world’s most economically dynamic region. Under his […]
Marketwatch brings back old WSJ “Beat the Darts” game
Marketwatch.com editor Jonathan Krim has posted the following: Once, before this whole Internet thing, the Wall Street Journal newspaper had a famous stock picking game. Editors would take the printed stock tables, throw darts at them to form a random portfolio, and play it against picks from money managers over a period of […]
Dow Jones/WSJ reporter dies of leukemia
Maya Jackson Randall, a reporter for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal in Washington, has died of leukemia. Randall covered financial and consumer issues. She had also worked at Money magazine and at McGraw-Hill Cos. as an assistant editor. The leukemia was apparently very aggressive. Randall had been tweeting as recently as December, […]
Inside the Dow Jones R&D operation
The Economist has a brief story about the research and development operations at Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Marketwatch.com. The story reads, “The team has been in existence for under a year, but it’s already developed a few products that are soon to launch. One is a […]
Casino magnate suing WSJ reporter for libel
Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson sued a Wall Street Journal reporter for libel, seeking damages for a December article in which he was described as “foul-mouthed,” according to the complaint filed in Hong Kong. Keach Hagey of The Journal writes, “The article ran under the headline ‘Fired Executive Rankles Casino Industry’ in the U.S. edition of […]
