NEW YORK, July 27, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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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