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Brauchli After less than a year as managing editor at the Wall Street Journal, Marcus Brauchli has had enough of the job. He is expected to hand in his letter of resignation as early as today. No successor has been pinpointed as of yet.
The split is said to be amicable, writes Time.
Brauchli was named to the paper’s top editorial job nearly a year ago, replacing Paul Steiger. Sources say that Brauchli was trying to tread a path between the paper’s traditionalists and Murdoch’s new vision.
Brauchli’s departure could be the first real test of the editorial independence committee, appointed as part of the News Corp acquisition, which is expected to approve Brauchli’s successor, writes paidcontent.
The Wall Street Journal says that publisher Robert Thomson, a Murdoch import, may take over the job on an interim basis. Thomson has already been involved in overseeing certain editorial matters for Dow Jones properties such as the Journal, newswires and Barron’s magazine.
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