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Stick to reporting: Wall Street Journal editor trashes staffs Trump article in leaked emails
The Wall Street Journals top editor once again appears to be facing discord from within his newsroom over the newspapers coverage of President Trump.
Since the election, some journalists at the Wall Street Journal have expressed frustration with what they say is overly cautious and deferential reporting on Trump, at a time when competitors are aggressively scrutinizing the president.
The most recent sign of discontent emerged Wednesday in emails leaked to the New York Times, along with the draft of a story critiqued by the editor in the emails. While internal emails and memos routinely leak from news organizations, story drafts do not.
According to the Times, Gerard Baker, the editor in chief of the Wall Street Journal, emailed a group of reporters and editors regarding the draft of a Journal article covering Trumps rally in Phoenix. In his midnight message, Baker asked his staff to tone down language in the story that he characterized as opinionated.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/24/top-wall-street-journal-editor-trashes-staffs-trump-article-in-emails-leaked-to-new-york-times/
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