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Could you give some examples of the journalists who have left? I've subscribed on and off to the Journal since the late 80s, and pretty much continuously to the

Could you give some examples of the journalists who have left? I've subscribed on and off to the Journal since the late 80s, and pretty much continuously to the online version since '99, and I have not detected a decline in quality. The paper has certainly changed over the years, and seems less stuffy and stodgy than it once was, reflecting the generational change in the readership and the staff. It's about as conservative as it always was, though. Regarding the two child announcement, the article pointed out that it was unlikely to affect the population decline because not that many Chinese want more than one child, and in any event it would take at least 16 years for the policy to have an effect. I'm not convinced that people want just one child, however. It seems likely that many couples who already have a girl will want to try for a boy.

vonnik 11y ago
> Could you give some examples of the journalists who have left? There have been successive waves of departures, many of whom have left for the WSJ's rivals in financial news: Reuters and Bloomberg. I was a journalist for years, and this exodus is well known in the industry. For example, Laurie Hayes, deputy managing editor at the WSJ, left for Bloomberg in 2008. The mass departures of WSJ staff is credited with transforming Bloomberg internally. Many more names are cited here: http://mediamatters.org/blog/2011/04/25/exodus-former-wsj-staffers-speak-out-against-mu/179020 http://mediamatters.org/blog/2011/04/25/exodus-former-wsj-st... http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/more-wsj-veterans-land-at-bloomberg/ http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/more-wsj-ve... > in any event it would take at least 16 years for the policy to have an effect I agree that it will take time for the policy to take effect, but the article made a lot of predictions beyond that time horizon, which I believe are overly, willfully pessimistic.
- blisterpeanuts 11y ago
  Thanks for those links; that Media Matters article in particular was quite informative. Sounds like there really has been a big turnover at the Journal; a shame. I wonder, though, how much of the old Journal's approach would work in this one-screen sound bite era that we live in?

vonnik 11y ago

> Could you give some examples of the journalists who have left? There have been successive waves of departures, many of whom have left for the WSJ's rivals in financial news: Reuters and Bloomberg. I was a journalist for years, and this exodus is well known in the industry. For example, Laurie Hayes, deputy managing editor at the WSJ, left for Bloomberg in 2008. The mass departures of WSJ staff is credited with transforming Bloomberg internally. Many more names are cited here: http://mediamatters.org/blog/2011/04/25/exodus-former-wsj-staffers-speak-out-against-mu/179020 http://mediamatters.org/blog/2011/04/25/exodus-former-wsj-st... http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/more-wsj-veterans-land-at-bloomberg/ http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/more-wsj-ve... > in any event it would take at least 16 years for the policy to have an effect I agree that it will take time for the policy to take effect, but the article made a lot of predictions beyond that time horizon, which I believe are overly, willfully pessimistic.

blisterpeanuts 11y ago
Thanks for those links; that Media Matters article in particular was quite informative. Sounds like there really has been a big turnover at the Journal; a shame. I wonder, though, how much of the old Journal's approach would work in this one-screen sound bite era that we live in?