The Wall Street Journal, under the direction of editor Emma Tucker, is undergoing a significant shift in its Asia operations, moving its regional focus from Hong Kong to Singapore. This strategic pivot, aimed at focusing on 'highest ambition enterprise work', involves laying off some of its Hong Kong-based staff. Concurrently, the Financial Times is expanding its presence in Asia, seeking to hire a Singapore correspondent to cover a broad range of topics including investment banks, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, commodities trading, and local politics.
Wow. Wall Street Journal is moving its “center of gravity” in Asia from Hong Kong to Singapore. “Colleagues, mostly in Hong Kong, will be leaving us.” https://t.co/30vpP7vxu9
🇭🇰📰 @WSJ culls jobs in Hong Kong in pivot to Singapore regional hub. (via: @lmoses) https://t.co/9qIqfWqCPH
WSJ EIC Emma Tucker says the paper is "shifting our center of gravity [in Asia] from Hong Kong to Singapore", leading to layoffs of "some" staff (@lmoses) https://t.co/DOm3Fr1TVH https://t.co/yYWPeai7AL
In a note to staff today, WSJ editor Emma Tucker says the company is refocusing its Asia coverage around “highest ambition enterprise work..” This includes laying off some Hong Kong-based staff and “shifting our center of gravity in the region from Hong Kong to Singapore.”
🚨 The @FT is currently hiring a couple of great jobs in Asia, starting with: a Singapore correspondent with a broad mandate, running from investment banks, SWFs and family offices to commodities trading and local ~politics~ #journojobs https://t.co/wOK8CaUatb https://t.co/hE5UqgR3Ij