WSJ to close Jakarta bureau, will restructure SE Asia
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Matt Murray sent out the following announcement on Monday: All, We are reorganizing our Southeast Asia operations to improve coverage of a vital region and better tailor our resources to our evolving needs. This will involve two steps. The first is to build a real-time team focused on serving […]
LA Biz Journal hires WSJ’s Phillips to be its ME
Wall Street Journal reporter Erica Phillips has been hired by the Los Angeles Business Journal to be its managing editor. On Twitter, Phillips wrote, “I’m sad to leave a great group of colleagues, but I’m excited to work with @LABJnews staff to find and cover important local stories.” Phillips, who is based in Los Angeles for the […]
WSJ subscriber suit to proceed, but not as class action
Wall Street Journal owner Dow Jones & Co. can’t send to arbitration subscriber allegations the paper sold their information to third parties, reports Perry Cooper of Bloomberg Law. Cooper writes, “The arbitration clause in the subscriber agreement exempts claims that could qualify for small claims court, Judge Lorna G. Schofield wrote for the U.S. District […]
Washington Post hires WSJ reporter Bensinger
Washington Post business editor David Cho, deputy business editor Zachary Goldfarb, and technology editor Christina Passariello sent out the following announcement on Thursday: We are thrilled to announce that Greg Bensinger will join The Washington Post as our new artificial intelligence and algorithms reporter. As a member of our expanding technology team in San Francisco, […]
WSJ corp team makes changes, has openings
Wall Street Journal business editor Jamie Heller sent out the following on Wednesday: Hello! Lots of excitement in Corp to share of new hires, appointments and openings. Rob Copeland is taking on coverage of Alphabet. Rob joined our San Francisco bureau last year and immediately distinguished the Journal, breaking stories on companies from SpaceX to Allbirds and […]
WSJ seeks training and outreach programming coordinator
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a Training & Outreach Programming Coordinator who will be responsible for supporting training and outreach initiatives for the newsroom. The coordinator will play a key role in the implementation of training and outreach strategy; support the larger efforts of the Managing Editor’s Office to ensure that the newsroom is […]
WSJ taps Copeland to cover Google
Wall Street Journal global tech editor Jason Dean sent out the following announcement on Wednesday morning: Colleagues, I’m pleased to announce that Rob [Copeland] is stepping into a new role covering Google and its multifaceted parent company. In the nine months since he arrived in San Francisco, Rob has written enlightening and exclusive stories on […]
WSJ seeks an editor for its live journalism team
The Wall Street Journal is seeking a news minded, culturally curious, entrepreneurial editor to join our Live Journalism team. This editor will own and shape forums like WSJ Tech D.Live, CEO Council and the Future of Everything Festival and help develop new news-driven events. Journal events gather top leaders and thinkers and make news. You […]
WSJ hires The Real Deal’s Putzier to cover commercial property
The Wall Street Journal has hired Konrad Putzier as a reporter on its real estate team. Putzier is covering commercial property. He previously spent three and a half years as a reporter at the Real Deal, a New York-based real estate trade publication. At the Real Deal, he reported on New York’s real estate market, […]
WSJ hires Inc.’s Frieswick to be deputy editor of Mansion
Mike Miller, senior editor of features and WSJ Weekend, sent out the following announcement on Monday: We’re pleased to announce Kris Frieswick will be joining The Wall Street Journal as Deputy Editor of Mansion. Kris is a seasoned journalist, editor, humorist and author. Most recently an executive editor at Inc. Magazine, she has previously held […]
