Categories: OLD Media Moves

WSJ reporter Purnell switches to new beat

Newley Purnell

Newley Purnell, a tech and business reporter at The Wall Street Journal, has begun a new beat in Hong Kong.

According to his tweet, Purnell will be covering tech across Asia, with an emphasis on U.S. “titans’ battles” in global markets.

Prior to joining the Journal, Purnell was with Bloomberg BNA working as a special correspondent covering business and economic issues in Southeast Asia. Before that, he served as a stringer at ABC News where he covered breaking news, mostly in Thailand.

He was also the Southeast Asia correspondent for The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Purnell is a B.A. in English from Emory University and a M.A. in business and economics journalism from Columbia University.

Mariam Ahmed

Recent Posts

Star Tribune seeks a business editor

The Star Tribune is seeking an accomplished, motivated and versatile journalist and leader to shape…

2 days ago

Newsday seeks a deputy AME for biz coverage

The Deputy AME-Business is responsible for the development and planning of coverage on all Newsday…

2 days ago

CNBC.com promotes two news staffers, hires one

CNBC.com managing editor Jeff McCracken announced Friday the following promotions: In San Francisco, Ari Levy has…

2 days ago

Newsday seeks a reporter to cover commercial real estate

This Newsday reporter will cover Long Island’s commercial real estate market and the region’s evolving…

2 days ago

NY Times seeks a business feature and beat reporter

The New York Times is looking for a versatile editor to edit enterprise and feature…

2 days ago

Lamers departing Marijuana Business Daily

International editor Matt Lamers is leaving Marijuana Business Daily. He has been there for seven years. Lamers…

2 days ago