The New York Times has hired Robert Barba as a weekend editor for metro.
He has been at WNYC and Gothamist as an editor on the accountability team, overseeing state issues and politics.
Prior to joining WNYC and Gothamist, Barba spent seven years at The Wall Street Journal in various editor roles. He helped oversee news coverage of the Columbia University protests, the manhunt for Luigi Mangione, the New Year’s Day terrorist attack on New Orleans, and the January aircraft collision over Washington D.C.
Prior to joining the Journal, he covered banking and fintech for Bankrate and American Banker.
Barba is the former president of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing and is a lifetime member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. He is a graduate of the University of Colorado.
