Paul Steiger

Paul Steiger (born August 15, 1942)[1] was 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 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 chairs the Committee to Protect Journalists and has won numerous journalism awards.

He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hirschman, David S. (February 13, 2008). "SO WHAT DO YOU DO, PAUL STEIGER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, PROPUBLICA?". Mediabistro.com. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ Journal Names Marcus Brauchli Managing Editor - WSJ.com
  3. ↑ Staff. "Paul Steiger to Wed Jo Ann E. McKenna", The New York Times, February 20, 1964. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
  4. ↑ http://www.propublica.org/about/leadership#steiger
  5. ↑ http://www.cfr.org/about/membership/roster.html?letter=S