Needleman named editor of WSJ., Journal’s glossy magazine
The Wall Street Journal has named Deborah Needleman, founding editor of Condé Nast’s domino magazine, 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 Sept. 1, Needleman will oversee all editorial content in the magazine and a new lifestyle section, for which she has been serving as a consultant. 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 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 covers fashion, art, travel, philanthropy, architecture, and food. It is published six times a year.
The next issue of WSJ. magazine is scheduled to appear on Saturday, Sept. 11,the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
