Background
Brauchli, Marcus Walker was born on June 19, 1961 in Boulder, Colorado, United States. Son of Christopher R. and Margot L. Brauchli.
Brauchli, Marcus Walker was born on June 19, 1961 in Boulder, Colorado, United States. Son of Christopher R. and Margot L. Brauchli.
A native of Boulder, Colorado, Brauchli graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1983.
He also is a consultant to Graham Holdings Company, working with the company"s chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Donald East. Graham. Before his current roles, he spent four-plus years as executive editor of "The Washington Post", overseeing the Post"s print and digital news operations, starting on September 8, 2008, and succeeding Leonard Downie, Junior.
Brauchli was a Nieman fellow at Harvard University from 1991 to 1992. Before joining the Post, Brauchli was managing editor of the Wall Street Journal.
Brauchli had served 15 years as a foreign correspondent, mainly in Asia, and eight years as a senior editor in New New York
Shortly after Brauchli"s appointment as managing editor was announced, Rupert Murdoch"s News Corporation disclosed a takeover offer for Dow Jones & Company, the Journal"s parent. Brauchli remained as editor through the acquisition but four months afterwards, on April 22, 2008, he announced his resignation.
The Post, under new publisher Katharine Weymouth, announced on July 8 that it had hired him. A 2012 account in The New York Times outlined signs and reports that Brauchli"s "relationship with the publisher has cooled".
The Times also said that "y one important measure, The Post’s efforts are paying official
Recently, it has averaged 19.6 million unique visitors a month, according to comScore, making it the second-most-visited American newspaper Web site, behind that of The New York Times". According to that same article about The Washington Post in The New York Times, "Mr. Brauchli has reacted to the upheaval by overseeing one of the most sweeping and closely watched reorientations of any newsroom in the country.
The editors now stress online metrics and freely borrow from the playbooks of more nimble online competitors like Politico and The Huffington Post.
The outcome of their efforts could offer a high-profile case study on how a company can foster an entrepreneurial, digital culture while remaining true to its heritage."
As of 2015, Brauchli has started a new investment firm, North Base Media. North Base is focused on journalistic enterprise and digital-driven opportunities in emerging markets.
Brauchli has been based overseas in Hong Kong, Stockholm, Tokyo and Shanghai. They have two daughters, Zoe and Aria ages 13 and 15.
Advisor Knight-Bagehot fellowship program Columbia University. Member of Council Foreign Relations.
Married Maggie Farley. 2 children.
