WSJ editor leaving for hedge fund

Wall Street Journal editor Jim Oberman sent out the following announcement on Friday:

After a bit over 4 years, today is my last day at The Wall Street Journal. I have tremendously enjoyed working with such a great group of reporters and editors. This is not an easy place for me to leave.
When the next big breaking news story happens I’m sure I will have withdrawal symptoms; no more adrenal rush of getting to the key players before any other news organization!
On Monday I start a new job in research at a new hedge fund – Aravt Global LLC.
I hope to stay in touch and I can be reached at jim.oberman@gmail.com or joberman@aravtglobal.com .
The search is on to find my replacement here. A new researcher should be starting in the next several weeks. In the meantime freelance researchers – Patricia Neering and Charlie Lampach will be handling your research needs (coverage starting this Sunday). When you have a request continue to send your query to my WSJ email address and you should receive an email back informing you whether Patricia or Charlie are on duty and how to reach them. Please let Jenn Forsyth know if this system isn’t working.
I’ll be here the rest of the day so if you have any last requests (within reason) I’m happy to assist.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.