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Who's Who at Wall Street Journal Daily Sport Page

The old guard of editors at The Wall Street Journal would never have thunk it: a daily page of sports coverage in the financial paper of record. 

But there is it on page D8, March 3, 2009 -- the Sports page.  Not to be subtle about it, the top of the Journal's front page carries a green banner with large white lettering proclaiming "Off the Bench - Sports in The Journal."  Beneath the banner, photos of a baseball player, soccer players, tennis star, hoops men, a golfer and hockey players.

(What next, a WSJ photo book?)

In any case, the Journal does not currently plan to do game coverage.  Sports Editor Sam Walker tells Reuters plans call for analytical articles and stats and grafs that put a forward-looking spin on the news. 

"The expanded sports coverage fits into [Rupert] Murdoch's desire to compete with The New York Times and other media outlets by offering stories to attract a wider base of readers and advertisers even as print advertising declines," writes Reuters' Robert MacMillan.

The lead story on day one belongs to Matthew Futterman and is titled, The Year NBA Teams Quit Early.  Tim Marchman, Geoff Foster, Reed Albergotti and Hannah Karp contribute briefs.

Next day lead story is, The Toughest Place to Win in Sports, written by Darren Everson.  Briefs by Jonah Keri, Christina Lewis, Tim Marchman and Matthew Futterman.

While Reuters' Mr. MacMillian says the goal is more readers and advertisers, he forgot to mention all the Journal editors and reporters who now will have a credible excuse to attend major sporting events as credentialed members of the media. Beats covering iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes.

Tracking WSJ Managing Editor Robert Thomson

October 1, 2008:

• In a memo to his editorial staff, Robert Thomson, managing editor of The Wall Street Journal and Editor-in-Chief of Dow Jones & Company, described the efforts of the Journal, WSJ.com, and MarketWatch to cover the recent financial crisis "extraordinary in its breadth and quality."
  
  Thomson said that newsstand sales of the paper have surged as have visitors to its WSJ.com and MarketWatch.com.
  
  He called the collective reach of Dow Jones' news organizations "unprecedented" in business journalism.
• Robert Thomson, managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, announced two changes to the paper's prestigious Page One staff.

Mr. Thomson named Mike Allen, a 22-year veteran of the paper, to the new position of Page One Project Editor.  Mr. Allen's job will be to work with the paper's many bureaus to nurture investigative reporting.  Mr. Allen has been Page One's deputy editor.

The new Deputy Editor is Alex Martin, who has been deputy of the Journal's Marketplace section since 2005, when he joined the paper from Newsday.  "In his new role, Alex will work closely with Mike Williams in running Page One: vetting (short) proposals; managing the editing of leders, extras and aheds; and supervising the daily evolution of the page," Mr. Thomson wrote in a staff memo.

The Forbes 400 'Crew"

Edited by: Matthew Miller and Duncan Greenberg

Reported by: Emad Atiq, Steven Bertoni, Emily Douglas, Erin Gell, Christopher Helman, Benjamin Klauder, Claire Obusan and Hillary Prey

Additional Reporting: Kurt Badenhausen, Victoria Barret, William P. Barrett, Monte Burke, Jonathan Fahey, Stephane Fitch, Susan Kitchens, Emily Lambert, Courtney Myers, Michael K. Ozanian, Tatiana Serafin, Bruce Upbin and David Whelan

Online: Michael Noer and David M. Ewalt, editors

Who's Who at The Journal Report (Small Business)

Confirmed: August 11, 2008

Vauhini Vara: She is a writer in Iowa City, Iowa.
Roger Cheng: He is a reporter for Dow Jones Newswires in Jersey City.
Kelly K. Spors: She is a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal in South Brunswick, NJ.
Riva Richmond: She is a writer in New York.
Stuart Weinberg: He is a reporter for Dow Jones Newswires in Toronto.
Sarah E. Needleman: She is a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal in New York.
Shelly Banjo: She is a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal in South Brunswick, NJ.
Shara Tibken: She is a reporter for Dow Jones Newswires in Jersey City.

Who's Who at Personal Journal

James B. Stewart: He is a columnist for SmartMoney magazine and SmartMoney.com.  (8/6/08)
David Littlejohn: He writes about West Coast cultural events for The Wall Street Journal.  (8/6/08)
Mary Panzer: She writes about photography for The Wall Street Journal.  (8/6/08)

Who's Who at The Journal Report (Your Money Matters)

Confirmed: July 14, 2008

Lauren Baier Kim: She is a writer in Hightstown, NJ.
David Crook: He is editor of The Wall Street Journal Sunday.
Suzanne Barlyn: She is a writer in Washington Crossing, PA.
Jane Zhang: She is a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal in Washington, DC.
Tom Herman: He is a senior special writer for The Wall Street Journal in New York.
Jilian Mincer: She is a staff reporter for Dow Jones Newswires.
Kristi Essick: She is a writer in San Francisco.
Gregory Zuckerman: He is a special writer for The Wall Street Journal in New York.
Paul B. Carroll:  He is a former Wall Street Journal reporter and editor and a writer in Granite Bay, CA.
George Anders: He is a news editor for The Wall Street Journal in Palo Alto, CA.

Who's Who at The Journal Report (Economic Development)

Confirmed: July 28, 2008

Hiroko Tabuchi: She is a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal in Tokyo.
Deborah Steinborn: She is a writer in Hamburg, Germany.
Maura Webber Sadovi: She is a writer in Chicago.
Lawrence Rout: He is the editor of The Journal Report.
Jeff Bennett: He is a staff reporter for Dow Jones Newswires in Chicago.
Kris Hudson: He is a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal in Dallas.
Joel Milliman: He is a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal in Portland, Ore.
Karen Richardson: She is a former staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal in New York.
Kelly Evans: She is a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal in New York.

Who's Who at The Associated Press

Ron Fournier is the new chief of The Associated Press' Washington bureau.  He reports to Mike Oreskes, managing editor for U.S. News. (Confirmed: 8/1/08)

Who's Who: The Journal Report

Confirmed: August 4, 2008

Karen Hube: She is a writer in Westport, Conn.
Shefali Anand: She is a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal in New York.
Diya Gullapalli: She is a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal in New York.
Daisy Maxey: She is a special writer for Dow Jones Newswires in Jersey City, NJ.
Evelyn Juan: She is a reporter for Dow Jones Newswires.
Martin Vaugh: He is a reporter for Dow Jones Newswires.
Jennifer Levitz: She is a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal in Boston.
Leslie Scism: She is a news editor for The Wall Street Journal in South Brunswick, NJ.
Tom Lauricella: He wrote the R1 'Fund Fiend' column.

Who's Who at DJNS

Confirmed: March 31, 2008

Andrew Morse is the San Francisco bureau chief for Dow Jones Newswires.  He reports to Linda Fung, managing editor.