Paul Gigot
Paul Gigot | |
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San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
Nationality | American |
Education | Dartmouth College (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Political analyst, journalist |
Paul Anthony Gigot (
Early life and education
Paul Gigot was born in
He graduated
Career
Prior to becoming an editor at The Wall Street Journal, Gigot spent 14 years writing the column "Potomac Watch". His career at the Journal began in 1980, when he became a reporter covering
From 1986 to 1987, Gigot served as a
During the 1990s, he was a regular guest on
In 2000, Gigot won a Pulitzer Prize for his weekly "Potomac Watch" column in The Wall Street Journal, and became the Journal's vice president and editorial-page editor in 2001.[1][6]
Paul Gigot has been described[by whom?] as leading opposition to the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, via the editorial pages of The Wall Street Journal.[7]
In 2017, Gigot was alleged to have forced out junior colleague Mark Lasswell from The Wall Street Journal the previous summer, after Lasswell continued to publish op-eds critical of Donald Trump. Gigot refused to comment on the personnel change.[8]
Under Gigot's tenure as editorial page editor and vice president[when?], The Wall Street Journal's editorial page has been criticized by other media and its own reporters for what these critics perceive to be a pro-Trump stance.[9][10][11]
Gigot hosts the weekly cable show
Notes
- ^ a b c McDougall, Connie (Spring 2003). "Breakfast With Paul Gigot". Seattle Pacific University. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ Gigot, Paul A. (5 February 2011). "Packers part of growing up in Green Bay". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Paul Gigot at the Wisconsin Historical Society". Wisconsinhistory.org. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ^ Russo, Brad (4 April 2000). "Gigot '77 wins Pulitzer Prize for commentary". The Dartmouth, Inc. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
Paul Gigot, Class of 1977 and former editor-in-chief of The Dartmouth, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary writing yesterday.
- ^ Smith, Emily Esfahani (January 2018). "No Ordinary Joe". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. 112 (3): 48. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
As Joe [Rago] was getting ready to graduate, Hart sent Joe's cover letter and clips to his former student, Gigot, editor of the Journal's editorial pages.
- ^ "Paul Gigot — Editor, editorial page at the Wall Street Journal".
Paul Gigot is the editorial page editor and vice president of The Wall Street Journal, a position he has held since 2001.
- ISBN 978-1101638705. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ Gray, Rosie (10 February 2017). "Conflict Over Trump Forces Out an Opinion Editor at The Wall Street Journal". The Atlantic. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ Schwartz, Jason (30 October 2017). "Murdoch-owned outlets bash Mueller, seemingly in unison". Politico. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ Pompeo, Joe (1 November 2017). ""A Different Level of Crazy": Is Civil War Breaking Out in The Wall Street Journal Over the Editorial Board's Coverage of Mueller?". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ Salam, Reihan (31 October 2017). "Why the Wall Street Journal Is Calling for Robert Mueller's Ouster". Slate. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
External links
- Biography of Gigot on Opinion Journal
- Paul Gigot at IMDb
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Gigot at WisconsinHistory.org