David Enrich
| David Jules Enrich | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 3, 1979 Lexington |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2000 to present |
David Jules Enrich (born July 3, 1979) is an award-winning reporter at the Wall Street Journal.
He is currently based in London, where he serves as European Banking Editor.
In December 2015, David was named financial-enterprise editor at the Journal.
On October 17, 2013, a British judge ordered David and the Wall Street Journal to comply with a request by the U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office prohibiting the newspaper from publishing names of individuals in the government's ongoing investigation into alleged manipulation of the London interbank offered rate. David was threatened with jail if he disobeyed.
The situation was covered in the press as an example of the restrictions the media face in the U.K. from courts that impose reporting restrictions to prevent journalists from reporting details that prosecutors believe could jeopardize an investigation or case and by celebrities keen to cover up indiscretions.
Dow Jones & Co., publisher of the Journal, described the injunction as "serious affront to press freedom."
On October 21, an English judge said he wouldn't renew the court order saying there was "no basis" for the reporting restrictions.
References
Reeher, Grant; Davis, Steve; Elin, Larry (2002). Click on Democracy: The Internet's Power to Change Political Apathy Into Civic Action. Boulder, Colo: Westview Press. pp. 192–200. ISBN 0-8133-4005-5.