The Washington Post tonight named former Wall Street Journal editor Marcus Brauchli its new executive editor, replacing Leonard Downie Jr. after 17 years. The transition comes thanks to a new publisher, Katherine Weymouth, who wants to put her own stamp on the paper. With Brauchli, it will be hard to avoid doing just…

New Washington Post Editor This Week

Ryan Tate

7/07/08 4:10am

"Marcus Brauchli, who recently stepped down as managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, is believed by people familiar with the search to be the leading candidate... staffers expect one of the new editor's first tasks may be further downsizing the newsroom." [WSJ]

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