Keach Hagey | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupations | Journalist, author |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Employer | The Wall Street Journal |
| Spouse | Wesley Harris |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | keachhagey.com |
Keach Hagey is an American journalist and non-fiction writer.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Hagey grew up in Evansville, Indiana.[2] She has a bachelor's and a master's in English literature from Stanford University.[1][3]
Career
[edit]Hagey is a media reporter at The Wall Street Journal where she covers the intersection and interplay between tech companies like Facebook and Google on one side and the media on the other.[1] She has also covered OpenAI[4] as well as 21st Century Fox, Time Warner, and Viacom for the Journal.[1]
Hagey was part of a team at the Journal that won the George Polk Award and the Gerald Loeb Award.[1]
At the Journal, Hagey covered media owners and executives including Sumner Redstone, Shari Redstone,[5] Rupert Murdoch,[6] Arianna Huffington, Katie Couric,[7] Jeff Zucker, Jeff Bewkes,[8] Shane Smith[9] and Nancy Dubuc.[10][3]
Prior to the Journal, she worked at Politico,[11] CBS News,[12] and The Village Voice.[1][13] She interned for Wayne Barrett at The Village Voice.[14]
Hagey was interviewed by NPR's Audie Cornish about Les Moonves, the former chairman and CEO of CBS Corporation.[15]
She started her career with the Queens Chronicle.[16]
Books
[edit]Hagey is the author of a 2018 book about Sumner Redstone titled The King of Content: Sumner Redstone's Battle for Viacom, CBS, and Everlasting Control of His Media Empire.[17][18] Hagey discussed the book in interviews with Brian Lamb of C-SPAN[14] and with Peter Kafka on the Recode Media podcast.[19]
In 2025, Hagey published a biography of Sam Altman titled The Optimist Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future.[20] James Ball reviewed the book for The Guardian.[21] Tim Wu reviewed the book in The New York Times.[22] Hagey spoke with Vanity Fair's then editor in chief Radhika Jones, then executive editor Claire Howorth, and then editor Michael Calderone about Altman's views, ambitions, and career.[23]
Personal life
[edit]Hagey is married to Wesley Harris.[16] She met Harris while interning at The Village Voice.[14] They have three children and live in Irvington, New York.[1][24][25]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Keach Hagey". wsj.com. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ Roe, Melissa (November 17, 2018). "Real News". evansvilleliving.com. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ a b "Keach Hagey". columbia.edu. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ Hagey, Keach; Jin, Berber (October 28, 2025). "OpenAI's Promise to Stay in California Helped Clear the Path for Its IPO". wsj.com. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ Hagey, Keach (June 22, 2018). "Shari Redstone's Path to Power". wsj.com. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
- ^ Toonkel, Jessica; Sharma, Amol; Frangos, Alex; Sayre, Katherine; Hagey, Keach (September 11, 2024). "The Family Rift Driving Rupert Murdoch to Redo His 'Irrevocable' Trust". wsj.com. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ Hagey, Keach (April 26, 2015). "Yahoo, Katie Couric Tweak the Recipe". wsj.com. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ Hagey, Keach (October 23, 2016). "Low-Key CEO Jeff Bewkes Reshaped Time Warner Before AT&T Sale". wsj.com. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ Hagey, Keach (August 23, 2016). "Disney and Vice, a Storybook Romance". wsj.com. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ Hagey, Keach (March 12, 2018). "A+E's Nancy Dubuc in Talks to Replace Shane Smith as Vice Media CEO". wsj.com. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ Pompeo, Joe (March 19, 2012). "Keach Hagey leaves Politico for 'Wall Street Journal'". politico.com. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ Hagey, Keach (November 30, 2007). "No Thanks, Google, We'll Keep Our Own Data". cbsnews.com. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ "Keach Hagey". villagevoice.com. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Keach Hagey". C-SPAN.org. November 13, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ "What CEO Les Moonves' Departure Amid Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct Means For CBS". npr.org. September 10, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ a b Lippman, Daniel (April 6, 2017). "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: WSJ media reporter Keach Hagey". politico.com. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ Hagey, Keach (June 26, 2018). The King of Content Sumner Redstone's Battle for Viacom, CBS, and Everlasting Control of His Media Empire. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780062654113. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ Hagey, Keach (June 26, 2018). "The Moment the War for Sumner Redstone's Media Empire Really Began (Exclusive Book Excerpt)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ Johnson, Eric (June 29, 2018). "'The King of Content' author Keach Hagey talks with Peter Kafka about Sumner Redstone's crazy life". vox.com. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ Hagey, Keach (May 20, 2025). The Optimist Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-1-324-07596-7. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ "The Optimist by Keach Hagey review – inside the mind of the man who brought us ChatGPT". theguardian.com. May 16, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ "Hey ChatGPT, Which One of These Is the Real Sam Altman?". The New York Times. May 19, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ Skonlnik, Jon (April 30, 2025). "Sam's Club: Inside Altman's AI World, Featuring Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and Peter Thiel". vanityfair.com. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ "Irvington Theater Hosts Book Launch and Conversation for Local Author Keach Hagey's New Book". riverjournalonline.com. May 7, 2025. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ "Cracking The Tight World of Artificial Intelligence". thehudsonindependent.com. May 15, 2025. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
