Media Moves

Goldbaum becomes Afghanistan/Pakistan bureau chief at the NY Times

Christina Goldbaum

The New York Times has promoted Christina Goldbaum to Afghanistan/Pakistan bureau chief.

In her new role, Goldbaum will also help to open a new bureau in Islamabad, Pakistan, in the coming months. She joined the Times’ metro desk in September 2018 and has served as an international correspondent.

Previously, she reported from sub-Saharan Africa as a freelancer.

Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Foreign Policy Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Daily Beast, The Economist, USA Today, Vice, Christian Science Monitor, and Quartz.

She has produced and shot news segments and documentaries for PBS NewsHour, Netflix, Vice News Tonight and Vice Weekly on HBO.

She has received various awards, including the 2018 Livingston Award in International Reporting, the 2018 National Press Club’s Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence-Print, and the 2018 Frontline Club Print Award.

Goldbaum graduated from Tufts University.

Be sure to congratulate Goldbaum on Twitter.

Mariam Ahmed

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