Former WSJ ME Brauchli named Washington Post executive editor

Marcus Brauchli, the former managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, was named the new executive editor of The Washington Post on Monday, according to a story on its Web site.

Howard Kurtz wrote, “Paul Steiger, Brauchli’s predecessor as the Journal editor, praised Brauchli’s wide range of experience, ‘having done everything from very heavy financial and economic and market stories to the most swashbuckling, Banana Republic foreign correspondence. He relates well to people and he learns fast.’

“John Harwood, a former Journal reporter now with CNBC, said Brauchli ‘is incredibly bright and able and someone who has a real sense of what the right news agenda ought to be.’ But citing Brauchli’s lack of experience in the capital, he added: ‘I’m sure people will be watching to see how quickly he gets the political story, the Washington story, both nationally and locally.’

“Some Journal insiders say Brauchli seemed increasingly unhappy working for Murdoch. ‘A lot of people thought being managing editor of the Journal meant running your own show, and it didn’t,’ said Alan Murray, the paper’s deputy managing editor. But he said working on the Web site under Brauchli was ‘delightful and empowering. He had a willingness to let me take the ball and run with it.'”

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