WSJ's Managing Editor Leaving

Marcus Brauchli is departing as managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, leaving one of the top journalism posts after a little less than a year on the job, according to a story in today’s Journal.

Brauchli's departure comes four months after the Journal's parent company Dow Jones & Co. was acquired by Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate News Corp.

A New York Times story said it was unclear why Brauchli, 46, was leaving, but friends and colleagues say he may have been frustrated by his lack of control over the newspaper.

The Journal story said Brauchli was expected to stay on with the company in a yet-to-be-determined role.