Matt Murray replaced Gerard Baker as Editor of The Wall Street Journal who will become Editor-at-Large and present a new show on the Fox Business Network. In his new role as editor-at-large, he will write a regular column in Review, the paper’s weekend section. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in journalism from Northwestern University and lives in New York with his wife and daughter. Mr. Baker will write a regular column in Review, the paper’s weekend section, as well as other articles for the paper.
He … Attracted by the “compelling drama” of business journalism, he joined the paper as a reporter in 1994, rising through the ranks over 25 years and eventually securing the top job in 2018. and a master's degrees in journalism from Northwestern University.He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.. Murray has been a reporter at the Journal since 1994. The Wall Street Journal announced Tuesday that it would name Matt Murray, previously the newspaper's executive editor, as its next editor-in-chief. “There has never been a more important time nor a greater demand for trusted, authoritative, objective journalism and I am very much looking forward to continuing to pursue that mission as a writer, commentator and interviewer.
Matt previously served as executive editor since 2017, and had been deputy editor in chief since 2013.
I’m enormously grateful to Rupert, Lachlan and Robert for entrusting me with the Journal’s mission and it has been an unsurpassed privilege to have worked with so many talented and dedicated colleagues,” he said. In 1997, he joined the Journal’s Money & Investing section, where he covered banking.
Matt Murray has been named Editor-in-Chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, succeeding Gerard Baker, effective from 11th June. Independent Press Standards Organisation.
The Journal has consistently led the field with the deepest and most consequential reporting on US and global business, finance and economics news, and it has been the principal contributor to Dow Jones hitting three million memberships this year, creating a firm base for the future of the highest quality journalism. Matt Murray, a 24-year veteran of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones, was named editor-in-chief of the newspaper and Dow Jones Newswires on Tuesday, succeeding Gerard Baker, who shifts into a new role as the news organization’s editor-at-large.
Matt Murray is an American journalist who was named Editor-in-Chief of the Wall Street Journal on 5 June 2018.. Murray earned the A.B. Mr. Murray, currently the Journal’s executive editor, will assume his new role on June 11. Prior to his appointment as Executive Editor, Mr. Murray was Deputy Editor-in-Chief since 2013, and had been a Deputy Managing Editor since 2008.