🎧 Listen: In today’s episode of The Journal podcast, Benjamin Katz profiles Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary, the F-bomb-dropping CEO on the verge of earning an over $100 million bonus on.wsj.com/3U1K7ew on.wsj.com/3U1K7ew

A new message from Evan’s colleagues at ⁦The Wall Street Journal⁩. #iStandwithevan #FreeEvan

March 29 marks one year since Even was seized by Russian authorities for doing his job. A year of missed birthdays, holidays, family celebrations, friends. A year without his exceptional journalism. Rest assured, this newsroom will not stop until he is free. #IStandWithEvan

A passenger on the Japan Airlines plane in the Tokyo airport collision recalls a “big boom” and a dash for survival wsj.com/business/airli… via The Wall Street Journal

Our WSJ colleague Evan Gershkovich is @poynter media person of 2023 for “shining a light on the truth.” He needs to be home and back at work. Now. #IStandWithEvan mailchi.mp/poynter/m3vmd9…

Airlines hoped that instances of passenger aggression and disruption would get back to normal after the pandemic's mask mandates were dropped. Not quite. wsj.com/business/airli… via The Wall Street Journal w/ Aly Sider

This is about the night an Ohio refinery exploded and caught fire, and the brothers who died that night.
Made possible by the family members and refinery workers and others who trusted me to tell this story, and Katherine Brewer Matt Kwong - who made this sound the way it does*

I've worked in audio for more than 15 years, but this summer jenny strasburg sent me a google drive full of some of the most powerful tape I've ever heard.

Please listen to this podcast episode we made with Matt Kwong and Griffin Tanner, it is a special one.

open.spotify.com/episode/0DjE4L…

The The Wall Street Journal wants to hear about safety in the oil & gas industry, airline industry & elsewhere.
Ways to do that:
[email protected]
Or send securely via wsj.com/tips (c/o me, or Ben Katz, or another reporter).
What do you think we don't know but *should*?
Thanks.

This might sound odd all-things considered, but if there's a piece of journalism I'd urge you to read right now it's this outstanding, months-long investigation by jenny strasburg:

How two brothers died at a BP refinery wsj.com/business/energ… via The Wall Street Journal

A Russian court upheld the detention of Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. 'It’s outrageous that Evan continues to be wrongfully detained. The accusation leveled against him is categorically false, and we continue to demand his immediate release.' home.wsj.com/world/russia/r…

Airlines are checking their fleets after regulators and engine makers claimed a small broker sold spare parts with forged safety documents. wsj.com/business/airli… Sharon Terlep Benjamin Katz

The aviation industry's hiring spree is exposing security gaps at airports across the world -- and organized crime has noticed wsj.com/business/airli… via The Wall Street Journal

It's been 174 days.

Free Evan.

#FreeEvan

Excited for this piece to join a list of some really exceptional journalism recognised by the Sidney Award! But seriously, check Sidney Hillman Foundation’s previous recipients if you’re looking for some truly great work

The Journal print edition is running weekly anecdotes about Evan Gershkovich, our friend and colleague who's been unjustly imprisoned in Russia for five months.

Here's why I'm fighting to help free him. I hope you'll help too. #IStandwithEvan

This follows ⁦Benjamin Katz⁩ reporting showing ground-crew risks rising. Such alerts by the FAA aren’t un­com­mon for other issues. But Fri­day’s alert was the first in years specifically ­aimed at bet­ter pro­tect­ing ground work­ers. wsj.com/articles/faa-i…

The Federal Aviation Administration is asking airlines to review safety procedures after a slew of deaths and injuries among airport workers who guide, tow and push back aircraft ⁦Benjamin Katz⁩ wsj.com/articles/faa-i…

The summertime weeks go by quickly for us. It's hard to think about how indescribably different time feels for our colleague Evan.

But this can't be forgotten for even a moment until he is released.

Twenty-one weeks.

#IStandwithEvan

Evan has been in prison without a trial 21 weeks. Russia now wants to extend this unwarranted and wrongful detention indefinitely. Please join me in demanding immediate release.
#IStandWithEvan #FreeEvan #JournalismisNotaCrime wsj.com/world/russia/r…