Marcus W. Brauchli, a former top editor of The Wall Street Journal, will succeed Leonard Downie Jr.

Marcus W. Brauchli, a former top editor of The Wall Street Journal, will succeed Leonard Downie Jr.

Marcus W. Brauchli, a former top editor of The Wall Street Journal, will succeed Leonard Downie Jr.

Marcus W. Brauchli, a former top editor of The Wall Street Journal, will take over, people briefed on the matter said.

The newspaper will name Marcus W. Brauchli, a former top editor of The Wall Street Journal, as its executive editor, people briefed on the matter said.

The ouster of The Wall Street Journal’s top editor last week did not live up to the conditions that the News Corporation agreed to when it bought the paper, an oversight committee said.

The ouster of The Wall Street Journal’s top editor last week did not live up to the conditions that the News Corporation agreed to when it bought the paper, an oversight committee said.

Robert Thomson, the new de-facto editor at The Wall Street Journal, is charged with executing the vision of its owner, Rupert Murdoch.

Two departing high-ranking Wall Street Journal employees, including its managing editor, are under nondisparagement clauses.

Rupert Murdoch is moving to tighten his grip on U.S. news media, striking a tentative deal to buy a third New York newspaper.