Kathleen Murphy

Senior Reporter

Kathleen Murphy is a senior reporter for FTCWatch and previously served as an editor in the MLex Washington, DC, office.

Murphy worked as a reporter and editor for CQ Roll Call, Stateline.org and Internet World. Early in her career, she served as the Marco Island bureau chief and columnist for the Naples (Fla.) Daily News.

Murphy was Marymount University’s inaugural journalist in residence for the 2019 to 2020 academic year. She earned degrees from Yale Divinity School and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

Selected Insights by Kathleen

Kept out of the game: The pitfalls African Americans face as divestiture buyers

2021-12-13T00:00:00+00:00 Curtis Eichelberger, Robert Thomason, Kathleen Murphy

FTC approves only the most experienced, well-financed divestiture buyers to ensure that competition lost from a merger will be replaced or even enhanced.
Khan seeks to ‘democratize’ FTC

2021-10-18T00:00:00+01:00 Kathleen Murphy

Can a law enforcement agency relying on secrecy to do its work be democratized? Federal Trade Commission Chair
Partisan tensions escalate at FTC, but usual comity remains intact

2021-09-20T00:00:00+01:00 Claude Marx, Kathleen Murphy

Republican commissioners have complained about being cut out of the information flow at the FTC.
7 FTC-friendly attorneys general to watch

2021-08-30T00:00:00+01:00 Kathleen Murphy

State AGs are decisive allies to the FTC and are on the vanguard of protecting American consumers.
Goodbye deadlock: Khan becomes FTC chairwoman

2021-06-21T00:00:00+01:00 Kathleen Murphy

If personnel drives policy, look for the FTC to wallop Big Tech with Lina Khan sworn in as the youngest-ever chairwoman.