Matt Murray (journalist)

Matt Murray (born May 2, 1966) is an American journalist who is the editor-in-chief of The Washington Post since June 2024. He was the editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal from 2018 until 2023.

Career
Murray began as a reporter at the Journal in 1994, beginning in the Pittsburgh bureau. He joined the Money & Investing section in 1997, covering banking. He rose through the ranks to deputy managing editor and then executive editor.

Editor-in-chief
On June 5, 2018, Murray was named editor-in-chief, succeeding Gerard Baker and assuming the role on June 11.

As editor-in-chief, Murray oversaw the Wall Street Journal investigations into Michael Cohen and the Stormy Daniels–Donald Trump scandal that led to the Journal's Pulitzer win in 2019.

In February 2020, amid backlash from the Chinese government regarding the headline of a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, Murray agreed with the complaints but could not take any action due to the separation between news and opinion at the paper.

In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and subsequent protests, journalists at the Journal sent multiple letters to Murray lamenting the paper's lack of diversity as well as demanding changes to the way the paper covers race, policing, and finance.

Murray was reported to have a strained relationship with Almar Latour, the CEO of Dow Jones, which publishes The Wall Street Journal. He was replaced as editor-in-chief by British journalist Emma Tucker on February 1, 2023.

In June 2024 he was appointed editor-in-chief of the Washington Post, after Sally Buzbee renounced the position.

Education
Murray earned bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Northwestern University.

Personal life
A native of Bethesda, Maryland who edited his high school newspaper, Murray married Janine Dyck Flory, PhD, in October 2002. They live with their daughter in New York City.

Books
Murray wrote The Father and the Son, about his father's journey from government employee to Benedictine monk in Illinois, and the co-author of Strong of Heart.