Brian Aguilar

BIO I’m an editorial project manager for The Wall Street Journal. I first joined The Journal in June 2008 as an associate multimedia producer, working in Flash development and video reporting.

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’m excited about the possibilities.

Since 2003, I’ve been in the online news industry — both in the field, as a multimedia reporter, and behind the scenes, most recently as an editorial project manager.

Though layoffs, buyouts and shuttered news organizations have become commonplace, I still feel that this is an astounding time in journalism — a chance to rethink, reshape and rebuild the craft. I’m proud of being a part of that conversation.

Eric Schmidt of Google recently wrote, “I certainly don’t believe that the Internet will mean the death of news. Through innovation and technology, it can endure with newfound profitability and vitality.”

Despite the setbacks, I couldn’t agree more.

– Brian

  1. Projects
    • Launched on January 15th, 2011 by

      In early June, the Journal launched a revamped version of In Today’s Paper, a popular section that shows readers what has published in the day’s print edition.

    • Launched on December 10th, 2009 by

      Get the latest economic data and weigh-in on the growing debate: Is the economy getting better or worse?

    • Launched on November 2nd, 2009 by

      A welcome page for The Wall Street Journal on Facebook. Built in Flash, the full-page interactive features latest headlines, videos, blog updates and market data.

    • Launched on January 21st, 2009 by

      While working in the video team, I decided to try my hand at building a video widget for the site. This is what I came up with.

    • Launched on January 9th, 2009 by

      This four-part video series shows how the credit crunch affected two small business owners and those around them.

  1. Video
  1. Print
  1. Web Design
    • Built for on December 11th, 2009

      As part of NYU’s Business and Economic Reporting program, I designed, customized and managed this Wordpress-powered site during the Fall 2009 semester.

    • Built for on April 12th, 2009

      This was built for my wedding! The site launched in April 2009 and was built exclusively in Flash. Melanie and I got married on Aug. 8, 2009 in San Francisco.

    • Built for on October 1st, 2008

      On the morning of August 2, 2007, a man wearing a ski mask and carrying a shotgun walked up to a local reporter named Chauncey Bailey and shot him three times. It happened in the United States, where a journalist hasn’t been murdered for his work since 1993.

    • Built for on May 5th, 2008

      I was hired by my old UC Berkeley professor to build a website for his reporting program, Digital TV and the World. The site now houses a collection of more than 60 videos from 14 countries.