Peaple leaves WSJ’s “Heard on the Street” team
Andrew Peaple has left The Wall Street Journal, where he was Asia editor for the paper’s “Heard on the Street” column. He has 16 years experience at the Journal, including stints in London, Beijing and Hong Kong, and is available for freelancing and speaking events and is now based in London. Peaple started at […]
WSJ seeks a markets reporter
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a reporter to cover financial markets in New York. The reporter will join a team that delivers fast, smart news and thoughtful, long-form explanatory journalism on markets and on the people and forces that influence them. This is a role for a news-driven thinker capable of explaining the complexities […]
WSJ hires Calfas to cover breaking news
The Wall Street Journal has hired reporter Jennifer Calfas to cover breaking news. Calfas most recently has been a reporter for Time and Money magazines, covering workplace issues and women at work . She wrote breaking news and general news as part of Time’s news desk, with coverage spanning from the 2018 Winter Olympics to […]
WSJ hires USA Today’s Rivera for audience voices team
The Wall Street Journal has hired Josh Rivera to be part of its audience strategy team leading audience voices and community. He is currently the engagement editor at USA Today. As engagement editor, River is the liaison between readers and USA Today editors to make sure their voices are part of the national dialogue. As Opinion NOW […]
WSJ seeks an associate podcast producer
The Wall Street Journal is seeking an associate producer to join its podcasting team. The audio producer will work with audio producers and hosts, newsroom reporters and editors, as well as video colleagues, to help develop and produce daily news briefs and subject-specific podcasts. Top candidates for this position will have a professional background in […]
WSJ taps Jones as deputy U.S. news coverage chief
Emily Nelson, U.S. coverage chief at The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement on Friday: I am thrilled to announce that Ashby Jones is named deputy U.S. news coverage chief. Ashby’s ability to drive big news stories is well established and will help accelerate our already ambitious coverage. He is a much admired […]
WSJ names Back deputy editor of “Heard on the Street”
Spencer Jakab, editor of “Heard on the Street” at the Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement on Thursday: I am thrilled to announce that Aaron Back has been named Deputy Editor of the recently-expanded Heard on the Street column. Aaron brings a wealth of experience to the job with stints having supervised journalists […]
WSJ hires Bloomberg’s Somayaji to be Europe markets editor
Alex Frangos, Europe finance editor at The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement: Folks, I am pleased to announce that Chitra Somayaji will soon join as our Europe markets editor based in London, leading our markets reporting team here and overseeing our coverage in the region, including real-time efforts, deep dives and enterprise. She will play […]
WSJ Pro Bankruptcy seeks a reporter
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a reporter to cover bankruptcy news for WSJ Pro Bankruptcy and the online and print editions of The Wall Street Journal. We need a journalist who can work fast and break news from court hearings and legal documents. The job also requires an ability to develop sources at secretive […]
Horwitz, Pulitzer Price winner at WSJ, dies at 60
Tony Horwitz, whose vivid stories about working-class Americans won him a Pulitzer Prize at The Wall Street Journal before he became a best-selling history author, died at age 60. William Power of The Journal writes, “A Northerner with a deep fascination for the South, Mr. Horwitz is remembered as one of the most talented Journal writers […]
