Ryan Faughnder
LA Bureau Chief·The Wall Street Journal
Los Angeles, United States, North America
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Entertainment · Features · Los AngelesRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Ryan?
Ryan Faughnder works as a la bureau chief at The Wall Street Journal and is publicly associated with entertainment, features and los angeles, working into North America. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Formats
Newspaper
Market
North America · Los Angeles
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Ryan
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits The Wall Street Journal.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Ryan Faughnder cover?
Coverage
- Entertainment
- Features
- Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Bureau
Market
- Los Angeles
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Ryan Faughnder?
Ryan Faughnder is a Los Angeles-based la bureau chief associated with The Wall Street Journal. Their published work centres on Entertainment, Features and Los Angeles. Coverage runs through Newspaper. The audience sits primarily in North America. LA Bureau Chief · The Wall Street Journal. Ryan Faughnder works as a la bureau chief with The Wall Street Journal, based in Los Angeles. Ryan Faughnder is la bureau chief at The Wall Street Journal, based in Los Angeles. Virtual Publicist does not yet have enough specific music-coverage evidence to place this profile in a genre or opportunity Collection. The topics that recur across their output are Entertainment, Features, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Bureau and Media, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Newspaper, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. Reach concentrates on North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: LA Bureau Chief. Works at: The Wall Street Journal. Based in: Los Angeles, United States, North America. Campaign types: Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Ryan's newspaper coverage and the North America market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- LA Bureau Chief
- Works at
- The Wall Street Journal
- Based in
- Los Angeles, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- North America, United States
- Languages
- English
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About Ryan Faughnder
Ryan Faughnder works as la bureau chief and covers Entertainment, Features, Los Angeles and Los Angeles Bureau. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Ryan Faughnder is based in Los Angeles, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Ryan is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Ryan's newspaper coverage and the North America market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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