New Washington Post editors Matt Murray, Robert Winnett praised for tough journalism

Both have decades of experience overseeing ambitious, aggressive journalism

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The two new editors tapped by Washington Post publisher and CEO William Lewis to oversee a restructuring of the news organization have decades of experience overseeing ambitious, aggressive journalism.

Matt Murray, 58, is the better known in U.S. media circles, having spent 29 years at the Wall Street Journal, the last five as editor in chief before leaving in 2023.

Robert Winnett, 47, deputy editor of Telegraph Media Group, has spent his career in Britain and remains relatively unknown in the United States.

Murray, in particular, was hailed by former Journal colleagues for his deep involvement in stories.

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