So the ProPublica Web site has gone live. And there's a section where you can learn about their contributors!

There are biographies of the site's stars, of course, like Paul Steiger lately of The Wall Street Journal and Stephen Engelberg, formerly of the Oregonian and the Times.  read more »

Rupert Murdoch was standing in a deep corner of the Rose Hall at about 7:30 p.m. last night to toast his fellow influencers: It was the Time 100 celebration, an event that drums up publicity for the magazine's decreasingly influential list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

The day before, Mr. Murdoch had promised investors and reporters listening in on a News Corp. investors' call that he'd prevail in his purchase of Newsday over rival bidders Mort Zuckerman and the Dolans.  read more »

As has been noted, the wsj.com holiday bash is going to be a shoestring affair.

And even with the new boss in town, the newsroom holiday party will be a low-budget affair too. Though, Paul Steiger is donating $100 for it.

The invite, after the jump...  read more »

ProPublica is moving into a 31-story building in the heart of the Financial District at One Exchange Plaza, Richard Tofel, the general manager of the newly created investigative journalism non-profit, told Media Mob.

Mr. Tofel said that editor-in-chief Paul Steiger, and Pro Publica's newly hired managing editor, Stephen Engelberg, would move in on January 1. The space is 10,790 square feet, according to CoStar.

When it came to securing Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal for Manhattan's biggest real estate auction, real estate tycoon Stephen Ross evidently beat Ric Clark to the punch.  read more »

ProPublica, the newest player on the investigative journalism beat, aims to produce “the very special piece,” in the words of Paul Steiger, the former managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, who will oversee the operation as editor in chief. To do so, Mr. Steiger will deploy two dozen reporters and editors. He’ll then offer that work as exclusives to news outlets around the country. “We would submit to their vetting process, their editing process, their legal vetting,” Mr. Steiger told Off The Record.  read more »

After yesterday’s big meeting between News Corp. chair Rupert Murdoch and Dow Jones C.E.O. Richard Zannino, the Journal reported that Rupert Murdoch “suggested the possibility of nominating [Mr. Steiger] to the board of News Corp., according to a person who was there.”

But the last we heard, Mr. Steiger’s special assignment was to oversee the paper’s coverage of the Dow Jones deal.  read more »

Adler and Lipman's departures--for Business Week and Conde Nast--had left Marcus Brauchli the perceived frontrunner to replace managing editor Paul Steiger when he reaches retirement age in two years. In apparent affirmation, Steiger has upgraded him to deputy managing editor.

I'm pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Hertzberg as senior deputy managing editor and of Alix Freedman, Marcus Brauchli, Edward Felsenthal and Raju Narisetti as deputy managing editors.

These appointments ratify the expanded responsibilities that all five have already taken on during the past year.

Dan will continue to be responsible for the U.S. bureaus and news and page desks, and to take charge in my absence.

Alix will continue to direct our final reading and other programs to assure that the paper is as accurate and fair as we can make it. In addition, she will lead a small group of top editors to accelerate our progress toward a higher proportion of exclusive and analytical coverage.

Marcus will continue to direct the global news desk, maximizing the quality of all our global editions and increasing the cooperation, collaboration and integration on news coverage between the print Journals and our online and wire affiliates. Edward will continue to oversee the Personal Journal, Weekend Journal, and Pursuits sections and their staffs, to focus on efforts to continue the success of Weekend Edition, and to seek other ways to extend the Journal franchise.

Raju, based in Brussels, will continue to direct all Journal reporting teams and coverage from Europe and the Middle East and to serve as editor of The Wall Street Journal Europe. John Bussey, based in Hong Kong and currently a deputy managing editor, will continue to direct all Journal reporting teams and coverage from Asia and Latin America and to serve as editor of The Wall Street Journal Asia. Please join me in wishing Dan, Alix, Marcus, Edward, Raju and John every success in their assignments.

Best regards, Paul Steiger