NY Times’ “The Daily” hires WSJ’s Byrne

Maria Byrne has been hired as a senior editor for “The Daily,” The New York Times podcast.

Byrne joins the team after serving as supervising editor at “The Journal,” The Wall Street Journal’s daily news podcast.

During her time there, she edited daily episodes with a focus on international news. She’s also edited series, including one on how OpenAI built one of the world’s most viral tech products and a recent series that looked into the sudden disappearance last year of China’s former foreign minister Qin Gang.

She got her start as a producer at the BBC, where she worked on the news desk and began traveling to cover national and international stories. She went on to build an inspiring and decorated career there — serving as a senior producer in London, Washington, Beijing and Brussels.

During that time she pitched, produced and hosted narrative podcasts, covered breaking news and, at times, stepped in as acting bureau chief. She covered stories ranging from Detroit’s bankruptcy to the Hong Kong protests.