WSJ hires Parker to cover real estate
The Wall Street Journal has hired Will Parker to cover rental housing, apartment construction and related policy issues. Parker has previously been at The Real Deal, where he was a special projects editor and reporter in New York for the past seven months. He previously worked at The Real Deal as a reporter. He previously was […]
WSJ seeks Asia finance reporter in Hong Kong
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an experienced reporter to cover mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and the business of investment banking in Asia. The successful candidate would be expected to lead our coverage of Wall Street banks in the region, as well as break news of mergers and IPOs, with special emphasis on the […]
WSJ editor Murray: We’ll add audience conversations to our website
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Matt Murray sent out the following on Monday evening: Our readers like active engagement with the news. We have heard from you that you strongly desire a place to read a variety of audience perspectives, that you want posts that are thoughtful and, also, that you would like an environment in […]
WSJ shuffles beats on corporate team
Jamie Heller, the business editor at The Wall Street Journal, sent out the following announcement on Monday: Hello. I’m excited to share news of changes on the corp team. Eliot Brown, known for his dominant coverage of WeWork, is expanding his brief to include other giant startups in the so-called sharing economy: Uber, Lyft and […]
NY Times hires WSJ’s LaVallee
Pamela Paul, editor of the Book Review at The New York Times, sent out the following announcement on Monday: The Books desk is delighted to announce that Andrew LaVallee will be joining The Times as our next senior editor for news and features. Andrew comes to us from The Wall Street Journal, where he was […]
WSJ’s Carreyrou to receive Freedom of the Press Award
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press will honor Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou with a Freedom of the Press Award for his reporting on the Theranos scandal. Amelia Nitz and Jenn Topper of the Committee write, “‘There were untold numbers of patients who could’ve been dealing with faulty blood tests that could’ve […]
WSJ names Hilsenrath a senior correspondent
Wall Street Journal Washington bureau chief Paul Beckett sent out the following announcement on Friday: All, I am delighted to announce that Jon Hilsenrath will take on a new role as Senior Correspondent, focusing on writing signature stories on the currents shaping the U.S. economy in the context of the 2020 presidential election. Jon can […]
McAllister moves to WSJ’s strategy team as rankings data reporter
Kevin McAllister has joined the newly-expanded strategy team at The Wall Street Journal as a rankings data reporter, focusing on expanding its use of structured data, rankings, interactive tools, automation He previously worked in the Journal’s audience and analytics department, where he focused on video strategy. There he helped introduce new data application initiatives into […]
WSJ hires Gittleson as host/producer of “What’s News” podcast
Kim Gittleson has been hired by the Wall Street Journal’s audio team in London as a host and producer of the morning edition of the “What’s News” podcast. Gittleson comes from the BBC where she worked for seven years, most recently as a senior on-air reporter for BBC World Service radio and BBC World News […]
WSJ seeks senior platform editor for news partnerships in London
The Wall Street Journal seeks a London-based senior platform editor to help manage programming decisions on Apple News and other digital platforms. This editor should employ superb news judgment and knowledge of audience data in programming decisions to inform, engage and delight our readers. The role calls for sharp writing and strong editing skills in […]
