NY Times hires Mershon as deputy media editor

New York Times business editor Ellen Pollock sent out the following:

We’re delighted to announce that Erin Mershon, a passionate and talented editor, is joining The Times as a deputy media editor.

Erin comes from Stat, where she has delivered a string of agenda-setting and award-winning coverage from her perch as Washington bureau chief and associate managing editor, showing a knack for turning complicated topics into compelling stories.

One investigation she helped oversee last year, on the danger of A.I. use in medicine, was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize this week. Another, on conflicts of interest between pharmacy benefit managers and consulting firms, was recently recognized by the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing. Coverage that she and other editors handled, on the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the unproven Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, won a 2022 George Polk Award. Her stories have also been a finalist for the National Magazine Award. Rebecca Robbins, who was a colleague at Stat, said that reporters gravitate to Erin’s energy and dedication.

Erin grew up near Indianapolis and went to Kenyon College in Ohio. She lived in Washington after graduating college, working as a reporter at Politico and Congressional Quarterly before joining Stat.

Now she has moved to New York and intends to fully indulge in her love of the arts, and dance in particular.

Please welcome Erin!