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Former London times editor appointed WSJ Boss

by Sanjay Jha | May 21, 2008 at 12:17 am | 158 views | add comment | 0 recommendations

Robert Thomson, 47 yrs, an Australian compatriot of media moghul and new owner of Wall street Journal Rupert Murdoch has been appointed as new boss at WSJ, He has been a loyal lieutenant of the press baron for six years. At the end of last year, he moved from London to become publisher of the Journal. His new role gives him formal control of its newsroom.

The former Times editor Robert Thomson was named managing editor of the Wall Street Journal last night as Rupert Murdoch tightened control of the world's top selling business newspaper.

Thomson's new role is the top editorial position at the Journal. He replaces Marcus Brauchli, who quit last month amid signs of discontent over the speed of change at the paper since it was taken over by Murdoch's News Corporation in December.

News Corp said the appointment had the unanimous approval of a committee set up to safeguard editorial independence of the Journal. The committee objected to a lack of consultation when Brauchli resigned.

"Mr Thomson's outstanding career as a financial journalist, foreign correspondent and editor equips him perfectly for the position," Murdoch said.