While watching Hulu’s The Dropout, viewers want to know more about the real-life editor behind Judith Baker (LisaGay Hamilton) from the Wall Street Journal. However, in real life, Carreyrou’s editor was a man who described himself as a “right-wing curmudgeon.”LisaGay Hamilton | Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO‘The Dropout’ Episode 7 recap: Judith Baker defends John Carreyrou at the Wall Street JournalIn The Dropout Episode 7, John Carreyrou tries to persuade his editor-in-chief, Judith Baker, at the Wall Street Journal to run his story about Theranos. Judith Baker at the WSJ in ‘The Dropout’ is modeled after real-life Gerard BakerRELATED: ‘The Dropout’: The Real Tyler Shultz Begged his Grandfather, George Shultz, to Expose Elizabeth HolmesGerard Baker was the real editor-in-chief at the Wall Street Journal, who Judith Baker was modeled after in The Dropout. Many of the characters in the series portray real life people from Elizabeth Holmes’ life who spoke about Theranos in the ABC News podcast, The Dropout. Although Hulu took some creative liberties with Judith Baker in The Dropout, the story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos is accurate.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 03, 2022 00:47 UTC