@AlexMartinWSJ

Chief Print Editor/Writing Editor, The Wall Street Journal. First place, civics, 1974 Greater New Orleans Literary Rally. Yat.

Joined April 2012
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A few readers have taken me to task for “missing the point of the film,” which is apparently that Elizabeth Holmes is unknowable and everything is ambiguous. Here’s my response: She went after Tyler Shultz and Erika Cheung with everything she had. I was threatened with litigation on a daily basis for months on end. It was a ruthless cover-up of a breathtaking fraud, and she was at the controls. Just a little context for those who have forgotten or didn’t follow the original story. By the way, I loved the film. #BestPicture, IMO.
John Carreyrou
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A ton of people have asked me for my thoughts about “You Can See Everything,” the new Elizabeth Holmes documentary. Here they are: nytimes.com/2026/10/17/busin… via @NYTimes

The Reporter Who Exposed Elizabeth Holmes on Nathan Fielder’s Documentary (Gift Article)

Ms. Holmes handed the makers of “You Can See Everything” — and the rest of the world — a microscope with which to observe and dissect her lies.

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Exclusive: The Moment Katie Zacharia Found Out Her Five-Day Stint as Press Secretary Was Over. Story with @karavoght and @marianne_levine. wsj.com/politics/policy/kati…

The Moment Katie Zacharia Found Out Her Five-Day Stint as Press Secretary Was Over

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Emily Glazer@EmilyGlazerOct 7
Must-read story from @DanaMattioli , @drewhinshaw , @rebeccaballhaus and @JoeWSJ
Dana Mattioli
@DanaMattioliOct 7
Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece when she reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request: She needed $100,000 that she said she owed American Express—in a way that wouldn’t leave a paper trail. “It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” she wrote on Signal, according to messages reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. “Please.” Read story w/ dream team: @rebeccaballhaus @drewhinshaw @JoeWSJ wsj.com/politics/policy/guil…

Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account

Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.

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Joe Haberstroh@joehaberstrohOct 7
"Bessent got so angry about the way his daily briefing book was organized that he picked up the binder full of papers and threw it at a wall, people familiar with the matter said." Strong report via @schwartzbWSJ , @PhilipWegmann, @jdawsey1 wsj.com/politics/policy/bess…

Inside Bessent’s Treasury: Tension, Turnover and Unmet Economic Goals

Ahead of midterms that could turn on high prices and borrowing costs, the secretary dresses down officials.

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Brian Schwartz
@schwartzbWSJOct 7
NEW: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently said in an interview that he believes in the idea of "fired if fired upon" in how to respond to people. Inside Treasury, his management of the agency has featured him, at times, ripping into agency staff and battling with officials leading to multiple departures. Some of his defenders, including former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, admit Bessent has a temper, is intense, passionate and demanding but that's all by design to keep Treasury staff in check with the president's agenda. "He brings a Wall Street mentality to Washington," another said. Our deep dive on what's been happening in an agency that's seen high turnover with alumni of Bessent's hedge fund coming in to help him. Exclusive w/ @jdawsey1, @PhilipWegmann and @GZuckerman wsj.com/politics/policy/bess…

Inside Bessent’s Treasury: Tension, Turnover and Unmet Economic Goals

Ahead of midterms that could turn on high prices and borrowing costs, the secretary dresses down officials.

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Shalini Ramachandran@shaliniOct 1
My latest investigation: Inside Google's AI Push Into American Schools "It Slowed My Thinking Down." Students are becoming academically and emotionally dependent on AI, in large part thanks to Google's push in schools. Gift link: wsj.com/tech/ai/google-ai-ge…
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Actual reporting. The process may be tedious, but the results are rewarding.
Sean Malone@SMalone27Sep 29
I went through the broadcast of the Iowa/Maryland game on 2/3/24. A replay of Clark’s first 3 shows Jack Smith sitting in Section 109, Row 1. Yet, @SenEricSchmitt is taking a victory lap on right wing media. I blocked the faces of who appear to be his family @kmoxnews 🎥(Fox)
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For the past few years, residents of a tiny gated community in Florida have gossiped about a 2023 string of home purchases. Eight homes quietly sold for a total of almost $10 million. The mystery buyer, as it turns out, was Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison. on.wsj.com/47ocXM9

Exclusive | The Gated Community Where Larry Ellison Bought Eight Homes for His Staff

The Oracle billionaire spent almost $10 million on houses for his children’s tutors and others about 30 minutes from his Florida compound.

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Jessica Toonkel
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Bizarre scoop alert: wsj.com/business/hospitality… w/@CaraRLombardo

Exclusive | MGM Resorts Eyeing Bid for Barry Diller’s People Incorporated

The billionaire’s company, which has a stake in MGM, also owns titles including Food & Wine magazine.

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Miriam Pawel@miriampawelSep 24
Thanks to the @sfchronicle for all the coverage of my new book, and thanks to Kevin Canfield for this very smart feature sfchronicle.com/entertainmen…

‘California Dreams’ traces the university that made modern California

Miriam Pawel’s latest book further cements the erstwhile New Yorker’s status as an indispensable chronicler of intellectual and political life in California.

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Miriam Pawel’s “California Dreams: The Making and Remaking of the University of California” makes a history of the state’s crown jewel into an epic. sfchronicle.com/entertainmen…

Getting into a UC has become harder. This book explains why

Miriam Pawel’s “California Dreams: The Making and Remaking of the University of California” makes a history of the state’s crown jewel into an epic.

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Ben Fritz@benfritzSep 24
Folks, this one's a really good read. In his first interview since being fired from Disney, Bob Chapek talks about Scarlett Johansson, "don't say gay," and why he believes he never had a chance against Iger's campaign to undermine and replace him. wsj.com/business/media/bob-c…
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Jessica Toonkel
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In his first on-the-record interview since being fired as CEO of Disney in 2022, Bob Chapek says his predecessor-turned-successor Bob Iger campaigned to undermine him @benfritz wsj.com/business/media/bob-c… via @WSJ

Exclusive | Bob Chapek Is So Not Over Getting Fired From Disney

In his first interview about his rocky tenure, Chapek speaks on being ousted as CEO and why he blames Bob Iger.

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Alexandra Bruell@alexbruellSep 17
Top staff at OpenAI and Microsoft knew that scraping news websites to train their AI models may eventually damage those publications, according to a legal filing wsj.com/tech/ai/tech-compani… via @WSJ

Tech Companies’ Staff Knew Their AI Tools Posed ‘Existential Threat’ to Publishers

Executives and others at OpenAI and Microsoft acknowledged they could undermine their own content sources, according to a new filing in a New York Times copyright lawsuit.

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Emily Glazer@EmilyGlazerSep 18
NEW: This super donor is quarterbacking Michigan sports from a waterfront estate in Florida: Jolin Ellison, class of 2012, international studies graduate and billionaire Larry Ellison’s sixth wife. wsj.com/sports/football/orac… by @Bachscore and me

Exclusive | The Super Donor Quarterbacking Michigan Sports: Larry Ellison’s Wife

University of Michigan graduate Jolin Ellison wields a deep pocket and a powerful voice directed at winning football and basketball games.

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Gunjan Banerji
@GunjanJSSep 17
Interesting nugget from @damianpaletta trk.wsj.com/view/6516ea58f75…
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Jessica Toonkel
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft made it clear to Ed Sheeran that he would cancel his tour dates at Gillette Stadium unless Macklemore was dropped from the bill wsj.com/arts-culture/music/t… via @WSJ

The 40-Minute Phone Call That Left Ed Sheeran’s Tour Hanging by a Thread

Patriots owner Robert Kraft made it clear to the singer that he would cancel his tour dates at Gillette Stadium unless Macklemore was dropped from the bill. Other NFL owners were ready to do the same.

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Ain't nothin' but a party for the industry as oil prices soar. wsj.com/business/energy-oil/… via @WSJ

Barrels of Sake and Rooftop Galas: Energy Traders Toast the War Boom

As geopolitical conflict disrupts global supply, commodities brokers and traders are reaping profits.

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He quit his job—and the world freaked out. How an anonymous math whiz became the face of the AI apocalypse. wsj.com/tech/ai/jacob-coxon-… via @WSJ

The Anonymous Math Geek Who Quit Anthropic—and Became the Face of AI Safety

Long-simmering worries about the technology’s potential dangers have exploded into the global consciousness since Jacob Coxon’s dire warning.

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Lindsay Wise@lindsaywiseSep 16
Americans Have Spent $100 Billion More on Fuel During the Iran War wsj.com/business/energy-oil/… via @WSJ

Americans Have Spent $100 Billion More on Fuel During the Iran War

Higher gasoline and diesel prices have led many families to save less and curb spending elsewhere.

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We've seen this movie before. Motorola. Apple. Tesla. One after another, US companies helped China build industries only to be cut out later. Now even blueberries. "For just about everyone in the blueberry business, though, it has been a knife fight, plagued by intellectual-property theft and tanking profits." A fascinating read by @JonathanEmont wsj.com/business/driscolls-b… via @WSJ

Driscoll’s Gave China Its Blueberries—Then China Swiped the Secret to Growing Them

The California grower’s expansion into China ignited local competition and widespread intellectual-property theft. Private investigators went undercover at nurseries.

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