Murray began as a
journalist 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 of the Wall Street Journal, 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
Journals 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.
Washington Post In June 2024 he was appointed editor-in-chief of the
Washington Post, after
Sally Buzbee resigned the position. In February 2026, following mass layoffs at the Washington Post, Murray personally spiked a pre-prepared story detailing these layoffs, ensuring the Post would not have any coverage of its own downsizing. ==Personal life==