Ruth Simon
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Areas of coverage includes tariffs, immigration and the economic and business challenges facing small companies.
Wall Street Journal reporter in New York covering small business and entrepreneurship. Contact me at ruth.simon@wsj.com
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Ruth Simon’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Ruth Simon is a New York-based reporter for The Wall Street Journal, where she covers small business and entrepreneurship.
She has previously covered consumer lending, mortgages and housing, and reported for WSJ's Personal Journal and Money & Investing sections.
Ruth won a 2019 Best in Business Award from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing for her coverage of the impact of the labor squeeze on small business. She was part of a WSJ team that received a 2021 New York Press Cl…
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Interview
See all 5 answers →Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. I also own an old manual typewriter that I've never used.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I was proud of my coverage of small businesses during the pandemic and the challenges facing U.S. manufacturers.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
There is no such thing as a stupid question.