Email from Editor in Chief of the Wall Street Journal

To Our Readers: Today marks my first day as Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal. It's both exciting and humbling to assume such an important assignment, a job I liken to running a public trust. It's an honor to succeed my friend and longtime boss, Gerard Baker, who will take on a new role as Editor at Large after five and a half years. I've never really wanted to work anyplace but The Journal. On the day I started here more than 24 years ago, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 3,620.42. As a reporter and editor, I worked closely with hundreds of colleagues and four editors in chief. I covered beats from banking and food manufacturing to management and General Electric Co., and held senior roles including national editor, foreign editor and deputy editor in chief. I know the important place The Journal occupies in our public life, and understand the high expectations of our readers. Our focus on business, markets and economics offers a unique lens on the world. We strive every day to fulfill our mission of uncovering and exploring the powerful forces and trends that shape our economy, politics, lives and careers, and touch everything from the products we buy to the food we eat. As you know, we've changed with the times. These days we cover topics such as sports, fashion, food and the future. In the fast-changing world of 2018, we work hard to produce a complete, top-flight version of The Journal on mobile and digital platforms, even as we enhance the print newspaper we have published for nearly 129 years. We have an expanding menu of live events, such as our global CEO Council and tech conferences and our recent Future of Everything Festival in New York. But some things can't and shouldn't change. We remain as committed as ever to journalism that is factual, thorough, insightful and unbiased. Our careful reporting and rigorous editorial standards set us apart in our industry, and are the reason we continue to be trusted by readers to a unique degree. Journalism is a human enterprise, of course, and occasionally we fall short. But in every case you can be sure that the entire staff of The Journal is striving to set the highest possible standards in our industry. My primary responsibility as editor is ensuring that every day we earn-and deserve-the trust we receive from our readers. The team at The Wall Street Journal is deeply grateful to all of you for your support for what we do. It's an exciting and important era in our history, and our strong team of journalists is fully deployed to pursue deep, exclusive stories that illuminate our world. It is a privilege for me to work with them, and to serve all of you. Today and always, I invite you to write me at m.murray@wsj.com Sincerely,