WSJ’s Wirz on making debt and glued revenue an attention-grabbing story for readers


Russell Sherman of “Press Profiles” interviewed Matt Wirz of The Wall Road Journal, who covers debt, mounted revenue and credit score.
“I just like the ugly stepchild tales. They’re often extra attention-grabbing,” stated Wirz about his beat. “It’s exhausting to elucidate, and it underlies the material…of the monetary markets.”
Wirz was co-finder and editor in chief of Debtwire, which he offered to the Monetary Instances.
He stated he used individuals to make his tales extra comprehensible and to elucidate an advanced subject. And, he added, “ lead goes a very good distance. You don’t have to begin with what you’re attempting to elucidate.”
Wirz stated he acquired into monetary reporting as a result of he didn’t perceive how markets work. “I would like to grasp this, and I don’t,” he stated.
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