Paul Steiger

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Paul Steiger (born August 15, 1942) [1] is an American journalist who served as 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 to a Catholic family 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 chaired the Committee to Protect Journalists and has won numerous journalism awards.

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


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  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. "Leadership".
  5. "Council on Foreign Relations".
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  7. "Winners selected for Loeb Awards". The New York Times . June 18, 1974. p. 58. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
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