Matt Murray (journalist)
Matt Murray | |
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Alma mater | Northwestern University |
Occupation(s) | Executive editor, The Wall Street Journal |
Spouse |
Janine (m. 2002) |
Children | 1 |
Website | https://www.wsj.com/news/author/matt-murray |
Matt Murray is an American journalist. He has been the Editor-in-Chief of the Wall Street Journal since July 11, 2018.
Education
Murray earned the A.B. and a master's degrees in journalism from Northwestern University.[1]
Career
Murray has been a reporter at the Journal since 1994. He began in the Pittsburgh bureau, and joined the Journal's money and investing section in 1997, covering banking. He was deputy managing editor, then executive editor.[1][2]
Editor in chief
On June 5, 2018, Murray was named editor in chief, succeeding Gerard Baker, and assumed his new role on June 11.[3]
Books
Murray is the author of The Father and the Son[4] and the co-author of Strong of Heart.[1]
Personal life
He married Dr. Janine Dyck Flory in October 2002.[5] They live with their daughter in New York City.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Lopez, Ricardo (5 June 2018). "Matt Murray Named Wall Street Journal Editor, Gerard Baker Shifts to Editor-at-Large". Variety. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ Abbruzzese, Jason (5 June 2018). "The Wall Street Journal appoints Matt Murray as editor-in-chief". NBC News. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ Alpert, Lukas I. (5 June 2018). "Matt Murray Named Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "A Son's View of Father's Trek to Monasticism". Los Angeles Times. 1999-11-20. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Janine Flory, Matthew Murray". The New York Times. 13 October 2002. Retrieved 14 July 2020.