WSJ names 2019 summer internship class
The following student journalists will be interning for The Wall Street Journal this summer: Summer 2019 Interns Lauren Almeida Lauren is joining the London markets desk this summer. Lauren is finishing her degree at the London School of Economics in June, where she studied history. She has previously written for Investors Chronicle, Legal Business and […]
WSJ seeks Asia markets reporter
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a dynamic, accomplished news breaker to join our Asia markets team. Asset prices have converged, and so have we. We are a group of multidisciplinary enthusiasts chasing whatever is current and pressing in markets. We are looking for someone to help us deliver smart stories about what’s happening […]
WSJ adds seven editorial staffers
Wall Street Journal business editor Jamie Heller sent out the following announcement on Friday: Hello, I’m thrilled to share news about new arrivals, roles and opportunities in corp. Brianna Abbott has joined the Health & Science bureau in New York, focusing on medicine and science. An intern with us this spring, Brianna immediately distinguished the […]
WSJ markets reporter Vaishampayan leaving for law school
Saumya Vaishampayan, who covers the currency markets in The Wall Street Journal’s Hong Kong bureau, is leaving the paper to attend law school. Her last day is Friday. Vaishampayan previously wrote about U.S. stocks and options for the Journal in New York. She has been at the Journal since July 2014. She previously spent 18 […]
Why the WSJ limited comments on its articles
Lucinda Southern of Digiday writes about why The Wall Street Journal decided to limit comments on its articles. Southern writes, “The publisher has claimed a higher number of subscribers now reading and writing comments, from a broader demographic than previously. “The Dow Jones publisher introduced a number of changes last month: the first, making commenting for […]
WSJ names Mandhana as Southeast Asia bureau chief
Gordon Fairclough, the South Asia bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement to the staff: I am excited to share the news that Niharika Mandhana has been named The Wall Street Journal’s bureau chief for Southeast Asia. After an extraordinary run as a wide-ranging correspondent based in Hong Kong, Niharika […]
Former WSJ reporter McDonald has died
Ian McDonald, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal’s Money & Investing section from March 2001 to October 2007, died last week after battling colon cancer. He was 47. McDonald covered the mutual-fund industry, writing the Fund Fiend and Seven Questions columns for the Online Journal. He once had two Page One lead stories on […]
WSJ seeks a senior platform editor
The Wall Street Journal seeks an editor who will be responsible for planning and leading programming decisions on the Journal’s native platforms—including mobile and desktop, email alerts and push notifications—to inform, engage and delight our readers. Senior platform editors employ superb news judgment and knowledge of audience data in programming decisions. They demonstrate sharp writing […]
WSJ adds three political reporters in DC bureau
Wall Street Journal DC bureau chief Paul Beckett sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: All, We are delighted to announce three new hires for our Politics team who will strengthen our reporting on data stories, the 2020 campaign and Congress. Please give them a warm welcome as they come on board in the next […]
NY Times hires WSJ reporter Stevis-Gridneff
The New York Times has hired Wall Street Journal reporter Matina Stevis-Gridneff. Stevis-Gridneff will be based in Brussels. “It’s been an incredible, rare ride at the Journal,” she wrote on Twitter. “Now for the head-spinning privilege to be a Times foreign correspondent.” Stevis-Gridneff has been writing about money in Africa for the Journal, based in […]
