As a business reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Belle covers enterprise technology and how large businesses are adapting to a rapidly evolving tech landscape. It’s a type of reporting that perfectly aligns with her personal interests and her own background in business.
“My degree provides a solid foundation for reading a balance sheet or analyzing and understanding a marketing plan,” says Belle. “Pricing, product, and promotion are key parts of what every corporation does, so having that knowledge gives me an edge when doing business and financial reporting.”
The Minnesota native came to the Wisconsin School of Business to study marketing, and later added a management and human resources major to her studies. While at UW–Madison, she also honed her journalism chops at The Badger Herald and b.Line, WSB’s undergraduate student magazine.
After graduation, Belle worked in the tech sector before earning a graduate degree in journalism. She returned to UW–Madison in 2018 for a reporting fellowship at the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, and would later cover technology for Business Insider before landing at The Wall Street Journal in 2022.
“I entered this line of business reporting at a really fortuitous time,” she says. “One week is completely different from the next, which makes things exciting and challenging.”