Industry Moves: WSJ Names Times Of London's Baker Deputy Editor-In-Chief

Gerard Baker is moving over from Murdoch's Times Of London to become deputy editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones (NYSE: NWS). The move is seen as shoring up the editorial side of WSJ after the departure of Marcus Brauchli, who stepped down as managing editor in April, and the editorial reorg in July, when the paper let go of 50 reporters.

Baker will report to Robert Thomson, who formally replaced Brauchli as managing editor in May. In a staff memo, Thomson said, "Our editing troika remain at the heart of the day-to-day decisions, as do Mike Miller [senior deputy managing editor/Features] and Alix Freedman [deputy managing editor]. Neal Lipschutz [SVP, managing editor, Newswires] will continue to report directly to me and Alan Murray [deputy managing editor, Newswires] remains at the helm of online. Gerry will edit the Journal in my absence and be tasked with accelerating our development as a national paper of influence and as an unrivalled international business news franchise."

Baker, who has also held editorial posts at the BBC and Financial Times, was most recently based in Washington DC as The Times' US Editor and assistant editor. He joined The Times' four years ago and was charged with overseeing the paper's US edition and website.

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