WSJ names new World desk editor

Wall Street Journal world editor Adam Horvath sent out the following announcement on Friday:

I’m glad to announce that James Graff is starting as the newest editor of World coverage in New York. James is an experienced editor and foreign correspondent whose career has ranged from covering the war in Bosnia for Time to helping build a world news operation for AOL.

Since 2010 he has been the Executive Editor and second-in-command of The Week, the 550,000-circulation magazine that was ahead of its time in building its success through aggregating news. Before taking that post James was AOL’s World editor, an immersive experience in online news issues. He spent 20 years at Time, as bureau chief in Canada, Eastern Europe, Brussels and Paris before becoming a senior editor based in London, where he supervised 16 correspondents. He oversaw print magazine layouts and the online management of Time.com in the European day, trading off with counterparts in Hong Kong and New York. James speaks four languages – ask him which when you meet him. He earned a postgraduate degree in Munich, taught a course at Sciences Po in Paris, and graduated from University of Chicago.

Thanks for already welcoming James and please continue to do so!