WSJ editor Baker admonishes reporters over Trump coverage
Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker was critical of the paper’s coverage of President Donald Trump’s rally in Arizona, reports Michael Grynbaum of the New York Times. Grynbaum reports, “Some staff members expressed similar concerns on Wednesday after Mr. Baker, in a series of blunt late-night emails, criticized his staff over their coverage of Mr. Trump’s Tuesday rally in […]
WSJ’s Baker defends its coverage of Trump
Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker defended the paper’s coverage in a town hall meeting with the staff on Monday, telling staffers that if they disagreed that they should seek work elsewhere, reports Michael Calderone of The Huffington Post. Calderone writes, “‘Don’t let anybody get away with saying our reporting of Donald Trump has been […]
WSJ’s Baker: I have not banned “lie” when covering Trump
Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker expands on comments he made Sunday on “Meet the Press” about using the word “lie” when referring to false statements made by president-elect Donald Trump. Baker writes, “Note that I said I’d be ‘careful’ in using the word ‘lie.’ I didn’t ban the word from the Journal’s lexicon. Evidently, this carefulness […]
WSJ’s Baker reminds editors to be fair to Trump
Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker reminded editors at the newspaper to be fair to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in a recent meeting, writes Joe Pompeo of Politico. Pompeo writes, “During one of The Wall Street Journal’s recent morning news meetings, editor in chief Gerry Baker took a couple minutes to remind editors to […]
WSJ names Murray its new editor; Baker to become editor at large
The Wall Street Journal promoted executive editor Matt Murray to be its new editor, replacing Gerard Baker. Baker, who had been editor for five-and-a-half years, becomes an editor at large. The change takes effect on June 11. “I have no doubt that Matt is a worthy successor as editor-in-chief and will be a leader of […]
The Wall Street Journal’s Trump problem
Lucia Groves of The Guardian writes about the problem The Wall Street Journal is facing with its coverage of President Donald Trump. Groves writes, “Dozens of reporters, editors, and copy staff have left the paper in the past year, an exodus attributable to a combination of buyout incentives, poaching and frustration with management at the title […]
Shafer: WSJ’s Baker won’t lose his job anytime soon
Politico’s Jack Shafer writes that Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker is unlikely to be ousted anytime soon despite the fact that the newsroom is unhappy with his style. Shafer writes, “Baker, on the other hand, need not worry about expulsion. Staff rebellions mean nothing at a Murdoch property as long as the top editor maintains Murdoch’s confidence. I […]
WSJ deputy editor Murray to staff: Don’t leak Trump transcript
Wall Street Journal deputy editor Matt Murray warned the paper’s editorial staff not to leak the transcript of the paper’s interview with President Donald Trump, reports Josh Dawsey and Hadas Gold of Politico. Dawsey and Gold reported that Journal editor Gerard “Baker, according to the transcript, asked many of the questions and took the lead byline on the main piece about the interview as […]
WSJ editor: Yes, Trump lies, but beware using that word
Conor Friedersdorf of The Atlantic reported about how Katie Couric asked Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker at the Aspen Ideas Festival, co-hosted by The Aspen Institute and The Atlantic, about whether President Donald Trump lies. Friedersdorf writes, “‘What I think is not really important,’ he began. ‘I think the president probably lies a lot, right? I think […]
The tension between Baker and the WSJ newsroom
David Leonhardt of The New York Times writes about the issues between Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker and his newsroom, which believes it’s been forced to tone down coverage of President Donald Trump. Leonhardt writes, “Reporters and editors have become accustomed to the ‘shaving off the edges’ of Trump-related stories, one said, especially in […]
