The Wall Street Journal Online announced Friday that publisher Neil Budde is departing to pursue other opportunities. Budde led the team that launched The Wall Street Journal Online in 1996. The
Online Journal had 664,000 subscribers as of Sept. 30. Budde called the Online Journal a “stable and ongoing business.” He hasn't decided what he will do next, but is interested in exploring the ways
that newspapers and magazines are "adapting to the changes in the way people consume media."
