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NY Times’ Wegman is a 2023 Eugene C. Pulliam Fellow

Jesse Wegman (Photo: NYT)

Jesse Wegman, a member of The New York Times editorial board, has been named the 2023 Eugene C. Pulliam Fellow for Editorial Writing. Society of Professional Journalists reports:

“Wegman intends to retrace parts of the route taken by French nobleman Alexis de Tocqueville in the 1830s – plus newer regions of the country – to “learn what’s changed over the decades, and what hasn’t. The fellowship will provide the resources and flexibility for him to do that.”

Wegman added:

“I want to see for myself what the culture of democracy in America looks like in the early 21st century.”

Prior to joining the Times in July 2013, he served as an editorial operations manager for the editor-in-chief and There, he also edited various areas of coverage, including

He served as editor-in-charge at Thomson Reuters, overseeing breaking .

He was appointed managing editor of The New York Observer from

Wegman has a B.A. from Wesleyan University in Connecticut and a M.A. from Boston University. He also has a J.D. from New York University School of Law.

Wegman is also writing a biography of founding father James Wilson.

Mariam Ahmed

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