WSJ reporter resigns

Yochi J. Dreazen, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, has resigned from the paper after 11 years.

In an e-mail message to the staff on Monday, Dreazen wrote, “After 11 years, I’ve decided to leave the paper and move on to a new adventure.  Thursday will be my last day.  I’ve been at the paper since I graduated college, and will always be grateful for having had the opportunity to interview fascinating people, write about issues I care about, and travel to dozens of countries on someone else’s dime (early on, a wise editor told me that datelines mattered as much as bylines).

“The years I spent living in and covering Iraq and Afghanistan were among the most exciting and rewarding of my professional life.   The best part of the job, though, has always been the people I’ve worked with and learned from throughout the paper.  I’m a more incisive reporter, a sharper writer and a better person because of the professional relationships and friendships I’ve enjoyed during my years at the Journal.  I hope the friendships continue, even as our time as colleagues draws to a close.  I will be in the DC bureau this week to pack up and say in-person goodbyes there.”