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Wall Street Journal Appoints Deborah Needleman as Editor of WSJ. Magazine, New Lifestyle Section
Newly Created Role Will Include Oversight of Journal's Glossy Magazine and Upcoming Lifestyle Section for Weekend Edition
NEW YORK, July 27, 2010 – The Wall Street
Journal has named Deborah Needleman to a newly created role
in which she will serve as editor in chief of WSJ., the
Journal's glossy lifestyle magazine, and editor of a new
weekly Saturday lifestyle section in development for the
Journal for the fall.
Effective September 1, Ms. Needleman, founding editor of domino
magazine for Condé Nast, will oversee all editorial content in
the magazine while also managing the new lifestyle section, for
which she has been serving as a consultant. Ms. Needleman will
report to Mike Miller, senior deputy managing editor of the
Journal.
"Deborah has shown in the originality, professionalism and
energy of her development work in recent months that she is the
perfect person to lead the next phase of the magazine's
expansion and to create a Saturday section unique in both
character and content," said Robert Thomson, editor in chief of
Dow Jones & Company and managing editor of The Wall Street
Journal.
"I am thrilled to be taking on this role at the Journal,"
said Ms. Needleman. "There is great momentum and energy at the
paper, and a mandate for innovation, and I am excited to be a
part of it."
WSJ. magazine launched in September 2008 and provides the
Journal's notable take on fashion, art, travel, philanthropy,
architecture, food and more, and offers unparalleled access to
industry leaders and newsmakers. WSJ. appears globally six times
per year as part of the Journal's Weekend Edition and is
distributed to a U.S. circulation of 1.5 million, with an
additional circulation of 160,000 outside the U.S. in copies of
The Wall Street Journal Europe and The Wall Street Journal Asia.
The next issue of WSJ. magazine is scheduled to appear on
Saturday, September 11, with issues to follow in October and
December. Content from WSJ. is available online via
WSJ.com/magazine.
About Ms. Needleman
Deborah Needleman is founding editor in chief of domino magazine
and has most recently served as a writer, editor and media
consultant in the areas of style and design. Launched in 2005,
domino was a leading guide to style and decorating with a
circulation of nearly one million. Under Ms. Needleman's
leadership, domino was honored by the industry as Best New
Magazine by Adweek, Top Launch of the Year by Media Industry
Newsletter and The A-List 10 Under 50 by Advertising Age.
Ms. Needleman served multiple roles with House & Garden magazine
from 1996 to 2005, rising to editor-at-large, and was previously
photography editor for The Washington Post Magazine. She has
also written on interior design, style and gardens for The New
York Times, Slate, House & Garden and The Huffington Post. Ms.
Needleman is co-author of New York Times bestseller "The Domino
Book of Decorating: a room-by-room guide to creating a home that
makes you happy."
Ms. Needleman lives in Manhattan with her husband and their two
children.
About The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is the world's leading business
publication with more than two million subscribers and is the
largest U.S. newspaper by total paid circulation. The Wall
Street Journal franchise, with a global audience of 3.6
million, also comprises The Wall Street Journal Asia, The Wall
Street Journal Europe and The Wall Street Journal Online at
WSJ.com, the leading provider of business and financial news and
analysis on the Web with more than one million subscribers and
21 million visitors per month. WSJ.com is the flagship site of
The Wall Street Journal Digital Network, which also includes
MarketWatch.com, Barrons.com, AllThingsD.com and SmartMoney.com.
The Wall Street Journal Radio Network services news and
information to more than 395 radio stations in the U.S. The
Journal holds 33 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding
journalism, and, in 2010, was ranked No. 1 in BtoB's Media Power
50 for the 11th consecutive year.
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