Paul Beckett
Paul Beckett | |||
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| Nationality | American | ||
| Citizenship | United States of America | ||
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh | ||
| Occupation | Journalist | ||
| Spouse(s) | Heather Timmons | ||
Paul Beckett is a Scottish-American journalist. He has been the Washington bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal since January 2017. He graduated from University of Edinburgh.
Career
Beckett joined Dow Jones & Company in 1990.[1] In 1998, he joined The Wall Street Journal in New York as a Wall Street and banking reporter. Beckett and the bureau won The Bob Considine Award 2007 from the Overseas Press Club of America for their series on “India’s Great Leap Upward” on the consequences of India’s rapid economic growth.[2]
Beckett moved to Hong Kong in 2013 as WSJ Asia Editor.[3][4]. He oversaw the Journal's coverage of the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, China's slowing economy and fraying social compact, and the global corruption scandal centered on Malaysia's 1MDB sovereign investment, which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for international reporting in 2016.[5]
In August 2016, Beckett was named the Journal’s Washington bureau chief.[6][7]
Books
He is co-author of Crimes Against Women: Three Tragedies and the Call for Reform in India.[8][9]
Personal Life
Beckett is married to Heather Timmons, White House editor at Reuters. They live in Washington, D.C.[10][11]
References
- ↑ Morris, Sophie (July 10, 2013). "My Mentor: Paul Beckett on Rob Goldberg". Independent.
- ↑ "The Bob Considine Award 2007". Overseas Press Club of America. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
- ↑ "Wall Street Journal shuffles senior staff". Marketing-Interactive.com. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ↑ Goh, Gabey (September 16, 2015). "WSJ presses on with print for global digital growth". CampaignLive.com.
- ↑ "Finalist: Tom Wright, Bradley Hope, Simon Clark, Mia Lamar and James Hookway of The Wall Street Journal". pulitzer.org.
- ↑ Roush, Chris (August 5, 2016). "Confirmed: Beckett is WSJ's next DC bureau chief". Talking Biz News.
- ↑ Smith, Ben (October 25, 2020). "Trump Had One Last Story to Sell. The Wall Street Journal Wouldn't Buy It". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Crimes Against Women: Three Tragedies and the Call for Reform in India". Amazon.com. Harper Collins. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ↑ Bahadur, Gaiutra (June 18, 2014). "India's Missing Women". The Nation.
- ↑ Sherman, Jake; Gold, Hadas (August 5, 2016). "Paul Beckett named Wall Street Journal Washington bureau chief". Politico.
- ↑ "Reuters names Heather Timmons White House Editor". Thomson Reuters. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
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