Dow Jones newswire editor speaks at NoSWeat

Suchandrika Chakrabarti

An editor from the Dow Jones newswire outlined the ideal qualities of a financial journalist to a group of eager noSWeat students last Thursday (November 2).
Adam Smallman, who works on energy and commodities, said: “I want journalists who are smart, curious and entrepreneurial.”
He added: “You have to talk to people who are politically-minded and secretive.”
The job also involves lots of travelling, as it is often best to speak to people involved in energy trading face-to-face.
As the rolling news stories on the website could also affect oil prices, Mr Smallman said that this kind of reporting carries a lot of responsibility.
He said: “If oil prices increase, it affects the price of everything.”
His reason for giving a talk at NoSWeat was because an ex-student of our course, Huan Young Lee, now works in his section.
She has impressed him very much. He said, “I have come back to find some more!”