William Lewis (journalist)
 William Lewis (journalist)    (journalist) | |
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| Born | 2 April 1969 London, England |
| Nationality | UK |
| Alma mater | Whitefield School, University of Bristol, City University London |
| Spouse | Rebecca Slater |
| Member of | Associated Press, WEF/Global Leaders for Tomorrow/2003 |
Not to be confused with William W. Lewis, a McKinsey executive who attended the 1997 Bilderberg conference.
William Lewis [1] is a British media executive and was formerly chief executive of Dow Jones and Company and publisher of The Wall Street Journal. Earlier in his career he was known as a journalist and then editor.
Career
While Editor of The Daily Telegraph,[2] Lewis led the team that broke the story of the MPs' expenses scandal, which led to the resignations of six government ministers and Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin, and to the creation of Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.[3]
From September 2010[4] to July 2011, Lewis worked as General Manager of the newspaper publisher News International, playing a role in the company's response to its phone hacking exposure.
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| WEF/Annual Meeting/2020 | 21 January 2020 | 24 January 2020 | Switzerland World Economic Forum | This mega-summit of the world's ruling class and their political and media appendages happens every year, but 2020 was special, as the continuous corporate media coverage of COVID-19 started more or less from one day to the next on 20/21 January 2020, coinciding with the start of the meeting. |
