Byron Tau

Byron Tau is an American journalist at The Wall Street Journal.[1] He covers the Department of Justice and was previously a White House reporter.[2]

Byron Tau
Alma materMcGill University, Georgetown University
OccupationJournalist
Years active2011-present
EmployerThe Wall Street Journal

Early life and education

Tau graduated with a B.A. in political science and North American history from McGill University in 2008. He then completed an MA in journalism at Georgetown University in 2011.

Career

Tau began his journalism career at Politico as a news assistant to Ben Smith, helping him run his politics blog, before being made a fully-fledged reporter in 2011.[3] His remit included covering national politics, including the 2012 presidential campaign, and the White House.

He left Politico in 2014 to join The Wall Street Journal as a White House reporter in time for the 2016 presidential election.[4] After the election, Tau began writing about national security issues as Capitol Hill Correspondent for The Journal.[5] He regularly appears on radio and television networks, including WNYC[6] and C-SPAN.[7]

Tau is considered among the lead writers at The Journal covering the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and obstruction of justice by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III.

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References
  1. "Byron Tau - News, Articles, Biography, Photos - WSJ.com". WSJ. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  2. "Wall Street Journal Welcomes James Gaddy And Byron Tau". Cision. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  3. "Meet Byron Tau, Ben Smith's D.C. Assistant". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  4. "POLITICO's Byron Tau to Wall Street Journal". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  5. "WSJ reporter Tau moving to Justice Department and FBI beat - Talking Biz News". talkingbiznews.com. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  6. "People - Byron Tau | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". WNYC. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  7. "Byron Tau | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
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