CNN, the WSJ and now the Washington Post have hired Brits as their top execs.
Left to right: Emma Tucker, Will Lewis, Mark Thompson: Photo Credits: Joy Malone/Getty Images, Elliott O'Donovan for The Washington Post, Roberto Ricciuti/Getty Images.Lewis, a former journalist turned media executive who has served as CEO of Wall Street Journal parent Dow Jones and editor of The Daily Telegraph, will be tasked with making the company profitable again and elevating employee morale following a difficult year.
Like Lewis, his appointment ends a period of uncertainty at the company, and brings new leadership to the network at a critical time.: Early reviews of Emma Tucker, who became the first female editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal less than a year ago, have also been good. Like Lewis, Tucker was an alum of another Murdoch-owned newspaper, having previously served as top editor at The Sunday Times.: Whether the British leadership will bring the sense of metabolism and grit often associated with the U.K. media to three of America’s most powerful legacy newsrooms.Share on linkedin
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