Slate hires Murphy to write about technology
Slate has hired Heather Tal Murphy from the New York Times to write about how technology is shaping the world. She has been on the travel team at the Times as a reporter. Previously, she worked on the Express desk as a general assignment reporter. Murphy has also worked as a senior staff editor on the international […]
How the Tech Fix column at the NY Times is changing focus
Brian X. Chen, the lead consumer technology reporter at The New York Times, writes about how he’s shifting his writing in his Tech Fix column. Chen writes, “Last year’s column about data ownership and iCloud backups started a spirited discussion in the comments section. Some of you recommended further methods to protect data, like keeping […]
Strasser, supervising editor of “The Journal” podcast, hired by NY Times
New York Times opinion editor Kathleen Kingsbury sent out the following on Monday: We are delighted to announce that Annie-Rose Strasser will be joining The Times as the new executive producer for Opinion Audio. She will lead the team of editors, producers, engineers, hosts and others who make and promote “The Ezra Klein Show,” “First Person” and “The Argument” […]
NY Times hires Mattu as ME of Dealbook
The New York Times has hired Ravi Mattu to be managing editor of Dealbook. Mattu was the deputy Asia news editor of the Financial Times, helping to drive the paper’s coverage across the Asia-Pacific region. Since joining the FT in 2000, he held a number of senior positions at the FT including, tech editor, business life editor, […]
NY Times seeks an economic policy correspondent in DC
The Washington bureau of the New York Times is seeking a domestic economic policy correspondent with a focus on narrative storytelling that examines how Washington’s policies are filtering through the economy and impacting workers, families, businesses, communities and other areas of life. This would be a news-driven role and would involve a reporter who can […]
NY Times seeks a producer for a new tech podcast
The New York Times Audio team is hiring a producer for a new tech podcast. The producer should love both the complex world of the Internet and the format of a reported and accessible chat show. You should also bring an enthusiasm for the kind of startup environment that comes with developing a new show, […]
NY Times names Rojas its Atlanta bureau chief
New York Times national editor Jia Lynn Yang and deputy national editor Monica Davey sent out the following on Friday: Being Atlanta bureau chief requires an impressive range of skills: You have to be fearless about jumping into any story that might emerge from seven of the newsiest states in the country. You have to write […]
NY Times, WSJ both take home three Loeb Awards
The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal were the only multiple winners — each taking home three — Thursday at the Gerald Loeb Awards banquet. The Times and ProPublica won the international category for “China Propaganda.” The journalists were Paul Mozur, Raymond Zhong, Jeff Kao, Aaron Krolik, Aliza Aufrichtig, Muyi Xiao, Nailah Morgan and Gray Beltran. The Times won in the […]
NY Times and “Frontline” win Emmy for Boeing coverage
The New York Times and “Frontline” won the News & Documentary Emmy for outstanding business, consumer or economic coverage for “Boeing’s Fatal Flaw.” The other finalists in the category were: 60 Minutes CBS for “A New Model”; ABC News Originals for Hulu for “GameStopped”; Bloomberg Quicktake Bloomberg News for “The Paycheck: The Systemic Overtaxing of […]
Ovide, writer of NY Times’ “On Tech” newsletter, is leaving
Shira Ovide, who has been writing the “On Tech” newsletter for the New York Times since early 2020, is leaving the organization for a new opportunity. She previously worked at Bloomberg Opinion, where she had been a tech columnist since 2015. There she wrote three to five data-driven columns a week. Before Bloomberg, Ovide was […]
