Emma Tucker, previously Editor of the Sunday Times, has been announced as the new Editor-in-Chief of The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Tucker will take over the role from current Editor, Matt Murray, in February of next year, making her the first female to hold the position in the publication’s 133yr history.
Both the Sunday Times and WSJ are News Corp-owned publications, and in announcing the news, the company emphasised the contribution the Editor has previously made to subscriptions:
‘Under Ms. Tucker’s leadership, The Sunday Times experienced substantial growth in subscriptions, with digital readership more than doubling. The Times and The Sunday Times have achieved record profitability, and digital subscriptions grew from 320,000 as of the end of 2019 to approximately 450,000 by the end of September 2022, an increase of more than 40%, and, in the most recent quarter, the titles saw a 23% increase in digital subscriptions.’
Additionally, in a statement initially sent internally to staff and now available to view publicly here, Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour, said: “I am pleased to announce that Emma Tucker has been named the next editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, succeeding Matt Murray, who will take on new projects in a senior role at News Corp, reporting to Chief Executive Robert Thomson.”
“Emma and the newsroom will now build on [Murray’s] strong foundation in high-quality business journalism as we enter our next phase of growth. She will take over at a time of unprecedented volatility in the world on virtually every front—a time for the Journal to continue to double down on our core and on our unique role in society: delivering in-depth, insightful coverage of the business world and beyond.”