WSJ hires SF Biz Times editor Chu as editor on wire desk
Patrick Chu, the former San Francisco Business Times editor, has been hired by The Wall Street Journal as a senior publishing editor. Chu is a team member on the Dow Jones Newswires publishing desk in New York. “In this role, Patrick joins the Newswires leadership team, helping to set coverage priorities and manage the editing team […]
Flexible paywall helped Dow Jones hit 3 million subscribers
Dow Jones & Co. hit 3 million paying subscribers across its portfolio of brands this year, thanks to its data-driven, customer-focused paywall strategy, reports Sara Guaglione of MediaPost.com. Guaglione writes, “Dow Jones, which oversees The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch and Barron’s, among other brands, worked to rebuild the paywall, which was a ‘one-size-fits-all approach dictated by content’ for over 20 […]
MarketWatch.com is getting its first print publication
Marketwatch.com, the Dow Jones Media Group financial news website, is going print for the first time in its 20-plus year existence. The website’s annual Best New Ideas In Money franchise will debut in print as a supplement to The Wall Street Journal — also a Dow Jones entity — on Oct. 29. “This is the […]
WSJ seeks a gambling and casinos reporter in LA
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a reporter to cover gambling, casinos and hotels, a dynamic area expected to change rapidly with legalized sports betting. Casino operators and other companies are rushing to get a foothold in the burgeoning American sports-betting market. The stakes are high for businesses from casinos to broadcasters to fantasy […]
WSJ seeks a media reporter
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a reporter to cover big media companies at the dawn of a new era in the industry. The largest TV network owners, including Viacom, CBS, Fox and AT&T’s WarnerMedia, are trying to reinvent themselves to counter the rise of cable cord-cutting, competition from Netflix, and the prospect of […]
WSJ seeks a residential real estate reporter
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a reporter to cover the residential real estate market, a high-profile beat and one of great importance to our readers. This reporter will join the beat at an exciting time, when growth in some of the country’s hottest housing markets has cooled, foreign buyers are pulling back, and […]
WSJ seeks chief foreign affairs correspondent
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a veteran journalist to serve as its chief foreign-affairs correspondent. The correspondent will cover major international developments with a focus on how the post-war world order is changing with the rise of China and other powers. The job will have a global remit, and we are seeking a […]
WSJ seeks a private equity reporter in London
The Wall Street Journal is looking for an enterprising reporter to cover private equity for its rapidly growing professional products team. The successful candidate should have the ability to produce high impact scoops as well as sophisticated analytical features for a professional audience. WSJ Pro Private Equity is one of the fastest-growing, yet controversial areas of […]
WSJ hires Bass as senior editor for Review section
Mike Miller, senior editor of features and WSJ Weekend, sent out the following announcement on Thursday: We’re delighted to announce the return of Warren Bass to Review as senior editor. We’ve missed Warren’s expertise, creativity and team spirit since he was lured away from us last year by Penguin Press, where he’s been working as […]
How Theranos threatened some of the WSJ’s sources
Gabriel Penna of Chief Executive interviewed Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou about his coverage of blood testing company Theranos and its CEO, Elizabeth Holmes. Here is an excerpt: You did a lot of reporting and writing on this story before “Bad Blood” came out. At what point did you think it would be a […]
