• Portfolio, Thursday, July 3, 2008 9:15 AM

Insiders say that Marcus Brauchli, former editor at The Wall Street Journal, is going to be the next executive editor of The Washington Post. Press reports state that an official announcement about who will succeed Len Downie in the job is expected early next week.

Brauchli resigned from the WSJ in May and his lawyer reportedly has met with News Corp., the WSJ's parent, to make sure his non-compete agreement won't be an issue for the Post job. Friends also say Brauchli has been eager to get back into an editing role.

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