Paul Steiger (born August 15, 1942)[1] is an American journalist who served as managing editor of The Wall Street Journal from 1991 until May 15, 2007.[2] After that, he was the founding editor-in-chief, CEO and president of ProPublica from 2008 through 2012.
Steiger was born in the Bronx to a Catholic family and grew up in Stamford, Connecticut, and Princeton, New Jersey.[1] He graduated from the Hun School of Princeton and was a member of Trumbull College at Yale University, where he was an editor of the Yale News and Review and a member of Manuscript Society.[3] He worked for the Los Angeles Times from 1966 to 1983.[1]
He is currently the executive chairman of ProPublica.[4] He chaired the Committee to Protect Journalists and has won numerous journalism awards.
He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[5]
- ^ a b c Hirschman, David S. (February 13, 2008). "So what do you do, Paul Steiger, Editor-in-Chief, ProPublica?". Mediabistro.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ^ Journal Names Marcus Brauchli Managing Editor - WSJ.com
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- ^ "Leadership".
- ^ "Council on Foreign Relations".