PIPs, Power Plays & The Grim Reaper: Inside the WSJ's Turmoil

In this episode of Breaker, Lachlan Cartwright and Ravi Somaiya peel back the curtain on a dramatic shake-up inside The Wall Street Journal under editor Emma Tucker. From soaring PIP rates and internal lawsuits to newsroom paranoia and “The Grim Reaper,” it’s corporate chaos with a journalistic twist. We also reveal the unlikely financial backer behind Mark Halperin’s comeback, explore Carlos Watson’s last-minute sentence commutation, and dive into the curious case of PR fixer Juda Engelmayer—now repping Harvey Weinstein. Plus: – Why Mar-a-Lago is blasting “YMCA” on repeat – The Daily Mail’s mysterious “Irish Spy” – New York’s outdoor dining crackdown – A juicy scoop involving the Royal Family and a self-nominated award