Lipschutz named deputy editor in chief of WSJ, Dow Jones Newswires

Wall Street Journal editor in chief Matt Murray sent out the following announcement on Tuesday:

Colleagues:

I am delighted to announce that Neal Lipschutz is assuming the role of Deputy Editor in Chief for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires.

As deputy, Neal will work closely with me and the entire senior team on the daily news report, and will oversee the newsroom in my absence. We all know what he brings to the position: supreme integrity and journalistic rigor, extensive managerial experience, knowledge of business and markets from his days atop Dow Jones Newswires and superb judgment and wisdom. As we extend our journalistic ambition and pursue new areas of growth, Neal will help ensure that our efforts succeed while living up to the highest expectations and traditions of the Journal and Dow Jones.

Neal has served since May 2013 as the standards and ethics editor of the Journal, responsible for vetting our most sensitive and high-stakes stories and working closely with senior leaders across Dow Jones on newsroom standards for a wide range of ventures and projects.

Neal has been an anchor at Dow Jones for more than 35 years. He joined the company in 1982 as a national copy reader for Dow Jones Capital Markets Report. He went onto hold a series of news management positions of increasing responsibility at Dow Jones Newswires when it was a standalone operation, and was named managing editor for newswires in 2005. In 2011, Neal received a Best in Business award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers for his Dow Jones Newswires columns.

Please join me in congratulating Neal–and in thanking him for taking on this vital senior role.

Matt