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Episode: Emma Tucker brought fresh eyes to the Wall Street Journal
Description: Emma Tucker became the Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief in 2023, and she’s been moving fast ever since.For starters, there are punchier, more provocative stories and headlines. Just as important: She’s been making a series of cuts and staffing changes. That approach has its critics, but it also seems to be working: Subscriptions are up 7% in the last year.In our chat, we discuss all of that, plus more: What her background as a British journalist means as stakes out the Journal’s niche of “American capitalism”; why she felt comfortable running a...