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UPDATE: The U.S. State Department said that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkivich has been “wrongfully detained,” a determination that makes his case a higher priority by the government. “Today, Secretary Blinken made a determination that Evan Gershkovich is wrongfully detained by Russia,&#8221…

WNBA star Brittney Griner, who spent 10 months in Russian custody on drug charges, is calling for the release of Wall St. Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained there and accused of spying. Griner said on Instagram she is concerned for his safety and urged President Joe Biden to…

It was bound to happen, sooner or later. On Monday, the Walt Disney Co.'s corporate privilege in Florida finally succumbed to its Democracy Problem. Specifically, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation that stripped Disney of its highly unusual control over a special entity, the Reedy Creek…

SiriusXM has appointed Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones alum Suzi Watford to the newly created role of SVP and Chief Growth Officer. She will be based at the company’s New York headquarters, reporting to Chief Commercial Officer Joe Verbrugge. Watford will guide the company’s streaming subscription…

In a column for the Wall Street Journal, Jay Leno talked about the November accident that left him with serious burns on his face and other body parts. The comedian dismissed any hand-wringing over the incident. “But really, it was an accident, that's all,” he wrote. “Anybody who works with…

Legal protections that shield internet platforms from being sued for alleged harmful content posted by third parties could be affected by the Supreme Court in an upcoming hearing. The federal shield law, known as Section 230, is facing a showdown after the Supreme Court agreed this month to hear a…

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on Wednesday said it has agreed to "an historic" three-year partnership with Google to provide journalism from its news sites around the world in return for significant payments by Google. It didn’t reveal payment terms but said publications joining the Google News Showcase include the Wall S…

More than 280 journalists at The Wall Street Journal and parent company Dow Jones have a difference on opinion. In a letter sent to Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour, the editors, reporters and others protested what they termed the spread of “misinformation” in the WSJ opinion section. The WSJ dustup comes just weeks after a…

Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman of News Corp. will forgo a cash bonus for 2020. The bonus amount is a target that is set at $2 million a year but is contingent on the company’s achieving various performance metrics so it can vary. He received a $2.2 million bonus for the fiscal year ended in June, 2019. CEO Robert…

President Donald Trump has taken aim at the Wall Street Journal for a Friday editorial saying he is “piling on” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp for reopening the state for business, after earlier calling on governors to do just that. The paper’s editorial board called out Trump for “bashing” Kemp after he previously urged…

After President Donald Trump blasted the Wall Street Journal for an editorial that deemed his nightly coronavirus briefings a waste of time, Fox News’ Brit Hume had his own few words of advice. The Journal editorial said that the briefings had become “a boring show of the president vs. the press.” That triggered…

Gretchen Morgenson, who has been senior special writer in the investigations unit at The Wall Street Journal, is joining NBC News as senior financial reporter on Dec. 2, and will lead their reporting on the intersection of money and power. Richard Greenberg, vice president and executive editor of NBC News…